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career - whew!

2008-11-24T06:14:00.000-08:00

Career, future... For me, those are big words. Just thinking about it makes my stomach contract. They say that we fear something because it is unknown. We fear ghosts because we don't know what they are, or what they can do. We fear the dark because everything in front us is now 'unknown'. The word future is very strongly related to the word unknown, because the future is something I cannot be sure of. It is unknown.

But we do not have to be afraid it. Anxious, would be a better term for this feeling. (I suddenly remembered the novel The Giver. If you haven't read it yet, well... I pity you. ;) ) So, yes, it is normal to be anxious because there is really no assurance of anything in the future.

So, the least we could do would be to plan for it. After all, your life is in your hands. Uncontrollable things may happen to you, but how you react on those situations is what makes the difference. So, if you want to achieve something, direct your actions toward it. And one of the most effective ways of making sure you do successfully direct your actions toward your goal is to create a plan.

These are the steps that will help me achieve my goals:
1. study hard
2. get good grades
3. learn a lot
4. get hired by a company somewhere
5. work way up the company
6. switch companies/jobs is necessary
7. work my way up again
8. learn a lot
9. get a stable job, with stable pay
10. find the man
11. have a happy family
12. balance work, play and family
13. work
14. have own business
15. earn a lot
16. send someone else's children to school
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.
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... to be continued, I guess.

RELATIONSHIPS *caught your attention, didn't I? ;)

2008-11-24T05:38:00.000-08:00

Modules 4, 5 and 6 of my Personal Effectiveness 2 class are aaalll about relationships. When I realized we'll be talking about relationships, I unintentionally felt excited. I pictured dating tips, and stuff like that.. (landi 'no? lol) Kidding. I felt excited because, I hoped that it would finally shed some light on the mysterious world where creatures called men prowl around (lol! landi talaga...)

But seriously, I was interested by this topic. It of course, does not only include romantic relationships. There're also friends and family under relationships. So, it's a big topic, and an interesting one.

I would like to talk about two things in this whole idea about relationships.

The first is about the subtopic called "significant other". My favorite part in this discussion was when we were made to think about what age we would like to marry. I have never given that question much thought before. So, it was good to be pressured and forced, whithin 2 minutes, to come up with a specific age I'd be planning to marry.

Now, the second thing is Module 7. It's actually just a single paper with the words "My Pledge of Commitment" on top. We were to write a letter for our future husband/wife! It was really fun doing it. While all my other classmates were laughing at the idea while writing their letters, i was silent on my own corner, concentrating on the letter. I took it seriously! lol! Of course, all the time I was writing, my humor glands kept bringing up the idea of its hilarity, but it never kept me from writing seriously. I could really show it to my future husband. That is, if I could still find it at that time. Right now, it is currently in hiding somewhere on my desk, beneath a torrential pile of stuff. But it's just there. I'll find it when the time comes. Hehe. :)

PERSEF: Circles of My Multiculural Self

2008-11-24T05:01:00.000-08:00

"This activity highlights the multiple dimensions of our identities. It addresses the importance of individuals self-defining their identitites and challenging stereotypes."

I am a/an...
-Filipino
-Lasallian
-Female
-Christian
-college student
-Kumon Math Completer
-Math Circle Officer
-adjudicator
-debater sometimes...
-soon to be ex-constant dean's lister (pagdasal nyo ako, please. lol)
-Research Assistant to a University Fellow
-nerd wanna-be
-hindi naman pahabaan to diba?

challenging stereotypes: Fill in the following sentence...
I am (a/an) _______________ but I am NOT (a/am) ____________.
My answer:
I am a Philippine Science High School graduate but I am NOT a nerd.

Why do we have to challenge stereotypes?
Because it is not a good thing to stereotype, at most times.
Encarta says that a stereotype is an "oversimplified conception: an oversimplified standardized image of a person or group". The fact that it is a standardized image and an oversimplified conception means that we can tend to see people as something they are not. And often times, what some groups of people are stereotyped as are not good, or even true, things. It could thus lead to discrimination. Take a look at the most famous example of stereotyping - women. Women were seen to be secondary to men, incapable of excelling in fields other than cooking and doing laundry. Thus, women tend to be discriminated when, for instance, applying for jobs. This still happens in some places today.

So we should challenge stereotypes and not be limited by something as insignificant as what other people think about us. For instance...

I am a Lasallian but I am NOT humble. whahahaha!

When making an important decision, I first would consider the following criteria:

2008-11-24T03:38:00.000-08:00

Decision making is a crucial thing to be done effectively if we want to be effective persons. So, instead of making hasty decisions during times of pressure, I've thought of these criteria that I would check on before reaching a decision.

I. Family and Loved Ones

I would consider whether this decision will be for their benefit, and whether it will make my family and loved ones happy. This is because if my family and loved ones are happy and well, then it will make me truly happy as well. Of course, as much as possible, this happiness must not come at the expense of other people's.

2. The Right Think

Before I make a decision, I must first ask myself the question, "What is the right thing to do?" This may be easy enough to answer for some situations, but for the other ones, and more often too, what is right is made complicated by many factors, and options are in varying shades of gray. At times when options are not easily seen as black and white, what is the right thing to do becomes subjective. For these situations, I would seek the opinion of trusted people, and also the teachings of my faith. With these, I would again evaluate my options and hopefully, decide on the right thing to do.

3. Time

"Anything worth doing is worth doing well," but first, I have to decide if indeed, something is worth doing. I've only got one shot at life, and I say that lots of times. I wouldn't want to waste my time doing something I hate, and at the same time, unproductive. So, I would define something as not a waste of time, or something worth doing if it is productive, or I enjoy doing it, or both! As John Lennon said, "Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted." :)

PERSEF REFLECTIVE ESSAY: What is my role in my community?

2008-11-24T03:26:00.000-08:00

When a question is asked about what is the most disturbing social problem in our society today, the most often thing that would come to the mind of Filipinos would be poverty. But when we start to trace poverty back into its root causes, it is there that we find confusion. Poverty in society is a very complex thing. It is caused, altered and affected by many different elements in society. The most often thing you would hear Filipinos blame for this, is corruption. There could also be some people who wouldn't be so selfish as to blame it all on the government, thus taking a share of the blame themselves, by saying, perhaps, that lack of discipline is one of the major root causes. And I must say, I have to agree. I would like to generalize these problems, corruption and lack of discipline, because they are very related. So for me, the problem would be the low moral standards of Filipinos.
In my local community, the low moral standards of people are exhibited anywhere from plastic bags blocking the canals, to hushed graft and corruption in the local government. With years of exposure to our country's problems, one would be truly compelled to try and make a difference for the better of the people of our country. The big question now makes itself clear, how exactly could we do it?
You know, when I was young and people have asked me the question old people usually ask children, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, I have never given a truly honest answer to it. I would just say that I wanted to be a doctor because that's what everybody says. Then I shifted to wanting to become a teacher because I realized that too many people wanted to become a doctor already. Then after that, I wanted to become a lawyer because my grandpa said I would make a good one after I answered impressively back to my yaya. But when the time came that I had to decide on what college course to take, I was forced to rethink that same question a bit more seriously. Like a good girl, I took into consideration my strengths and weaknesses, and that's how it came down to math. So now I'm a BS Statistics student in De La Salle University. But an even more puzzling question presents itself, what the heck can a statistician do to alleviate corruption and poverty?
Directly, as a statistician, I don't think I would be able to contribute much except determine the percentage of illiterate Filipino women aged under 60, and stuff like that. Computing how many people are suffering due to poverty is, after all, not the same as actually doing something about it. But then again, you can't do anything about something you don't know about. So in a way, being a statistician, or an actuary, does some good. But I think that I could be able to contribute more through something else – influence. As of now, I wouldn't really describe myself as a very influential person (a leader), quite the contrary, actually. But I am determined that in the future, I could be more influential than I am today because I am working on it. And I am relying on my desire to make a difference, to motivate me towards this goal. I’m not saying I’m planning to be a politician. I think that effective leaders exist not only in politics, but also in business, showbiz, the academe, in everything! And it is definitely not the case that a significant difference can be made only when you hold a position in government. I can be a statistician, work in an office behind a desk, and be a leader in the corporate world. I can put up a business that would be fair, and would give utmost importance on the welfare of its employees. I can be a donor for a scholarship grant to deserving students in La Salle. I can live in a place other than the Malacañang Palace and still be able to influence the people in my community to vote wisely, to detest corrupt officials, to be against vote buying, to create jobs, and to be charitable.
Anthony Pangilinan, in one of his leadership seminars, said, “Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.” He had quoted it from one of the international seminars he had attended, and it was the very first thing he said on that talk. It was also during that talk when I realized that the people who are doing things to try and make a difference, those who try to change things, or to transform rather than to conform, are the people we call leaders. So here I was, dreaming to make a difference in the world, not realizing that I have to have courage to be able to challenge the status quo, and that means that I have to be a leader to do it. I honestly think that leadership is something I am not very good at, at the moment. So as of now, what I can think of doing that would help me make a difference would be to try and lead. I am usually a conformist. My temperament test results say that I am phlegmatic, and I have a very hard time making decisions. So if I want to be a leader, and an influencer in the future, I would have to start making myself into one now. I am an officer in two organizations at school, but I would always prefer to take orders from the seniors, rather than give new ideas and encompass the leadership part in being an officer. So hopefully, I can gain the right courage to take the lead. This means that I should not be afraid to voice out to others what I think, to help give decisions on important matters, to make suggestions and to not stop there, but continue to grow, from college school organizations to bigger things in the future.

stress updates

2008-09-07T00:28:00.001-07:00

This is weird. I mean, who would want to be updated with somebody else's stress issues?

Well, since my previous post is about stress, and I have to write another for my PERSEF2 class (Personal Effectiveness 2), I figured I would make the two posts related.

So that's why this is an update.

So here goes...

-> I've had more pimples. *groan

-> I gained weight. (I know it's a common idea that stress makes you thinner, but apparently, it's not true. At least in my case, unfortunately.)

-> My heart feels warm, enveloping, genuine gratitude and love at the sight of my bed.

-> This blog is nilalangaw. ( busy with stuff... no time to bother posting something nobody but me would read)

Let us take a look at the most generous in terms stress contribution in my life right now - college!

(not in any particular order)

extra-curricular:

Math Circle AVP-Publications. And kapal naman ng mukha ko pag sinabi kong nasestress ako dito. I have no right to say that I am because what I'm doing is nothing compared to the other higher ranking officers. And I feel that I should be doing a lot more for this organization.

La Salle Debate Society. This is truly an update from my previous post. I said there that the commune sessions(trainings for freshers) would only be for the first term. How stupid of me to think that after these beginner's trainings, I would have a lighter schedule in DebSoc. Naturally, normal trainings would be harder than a beginner's training. When before, we only had meetings once a week, now, it's three times a week (two of them, whole day). Not to mention, a lot tougher. I'm so stupid, I don't deserve to be in this org. :)

Research Assistantship. No comment. Shoot.

Ahhh... and ofcourse, THE ACADS.

Hmm, let's see. My status message on YM right now is "hell week". We have 4 exams this week, and in case you don't know, La Salle only has 4 school days per week. This isn't even the exam week yet, so we still have all the other classes to attend. And that is still without the fact that each subject is hard as hell. Good thing I have twilight to look forward to this weekend.

Brainwashing myself: I love studying! I love maths! I love studying! I hope this week never ends! :((

Oh well... Life would've been boring without all of these, anyway. :)

It's gonna be a busy year, I can tell...

2008-07-03T09:17:00.000-07:00

Hmmm… let’s see. I joined Philseds (Philippine Space Explorations thingy), although I do not expect it to be a very demanding org. Anyway, I also became an AVP Publications for Mathematics Circle, requiring of me frequent after class meetings and some org stuff assignments, quite easy still to manage with my studies. But then I also joined the Debate Society. Well, they said high school debate experience is not required, and I’m interested. And there’s no harm in trying. And Anne’s only got one shot at life, one shot at college, and shortened to three years at that! Joining the Debate Society and learning how to debate from one of the nation’s most distinguished debating organizations, all for the low low price of a hundred and fifty pesos, is I think, a very rare opportunity. So I grabbed it. It would also, of course, require of me time and effort as regular meetings will be scheduled for the trainings. And last but not the least, the Service Requirement for SFA scholarship grantees is looming ever closer. It’s going to start on the second term of this year and I chose to be a Research Assistant. It means that I’m gonna be an assistant to University Fellows (University fellows: high ranking Professors, I think). I am required to fill this role for a total of 45 hours a year or 15 hours per term. Which means that this is gonna take up effort and more importantly, a great part of my already diminished free time. Actually, I have the option to choose my service as a “High ranking officer of a professional organization” since I’m an AVP of MathCircle, but I’ve heard that these assistantships are also a great experience, and a great addition to the resume. So I chose it. Right now, however, I am starting to think that I might have chosen wrong. But I realized that since the debate communes would only last for one term, and the research assistantship would start the term after that, I could handle it. But of course, academics will still have to be the top priority. But I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself if I graduated college without an active extra-curricular life, even if I graduate Summa Cum Laude. But I also think, that I would be quite disappointed if it turns out the other way around, you know, without at least a Laude. Haha, lakas mangarap. And so it means, that it’s gonna be a busy year this year, and next year.
There’s a bee in the room! Aaaaaahhhh!!!

COMING SOON

2008-06-20T10:20:00.000-07:00

This space needs a little make-over, I think.

It has been sooo loooong....

2008-04-27T08:11:00.000-07:00

... so long... since I've last written something here.

Anyway.

Bakasyon na, and I'm currently in the process of rereading the whole Harry Potter series (1 to 7) for the nth time. I know that there are so many other good books out there I can read, but it seems that I can't bear the sight of my beloved HP books sitting quietly on the shelves, a thin film of dust settling on their lovely covers.
It's just not Harry all throughout, though. I've just finished reading the book Jaki lent me, Dan Brown's Angels and Demons. So now, I read Oliver Twist (why? wala lang. as in.) when I feel like it (cus I'm still not finished with the HP series). Then after that, I'll borrow, once again from Jaki, The Giver. I also try to read my Statistics book. But that needs a lot of encouraging.

What books interest you? What's your favorite book? Tagboard!

Tings You Can Learn From Your Dog

2008-02-14T22:35:00.000-08:00

- When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

- Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

- Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

- When it's in your best interest -- practice obedience.

- Let others know when they've invaded your territory.

- Take naps and stretch before rising.

- Run, romp, and play daily.

- Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

- Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do.

- On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

- On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree.

- When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

- No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout... run right back and make friends.

- Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

- Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.

- Be loyal.

- Never pretend to be something you're not.

- If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

- When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

Arcamax.com

"katawang pang-romansa..."

2007-11-22T23:29:00.000-08:00

okay, correction sa previous post. May pic pala si Sir sa internet.

Dito o...

http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty/fis/faculty_info.asp?fac_id=103931671

I LOVE SIR HILA!!!

2007-11-22T01:50:00.000-08:00

Bukod sa sobra-sobrang galing at inspiring nya, eh

saan pa kayo makakakita ng prof na nanlilibre ng breakfast sa McDo?!

(as in yung buong class ininvite nya a!)

Wala akong makitang pic ni Sir sa internet e... so Bloomfields nalang. Kamukha niya naman si

Lakan, diba? :)

Sinusumpong.

2007-11-16T05:00:00.000-08:00

Don't you think blogs should contain more important stuff than trivial facts about people and pictures of rock bands?

Hay naku.

Here I am wanting to make a difference in the world but with no idea how...

As promised! Revised 8 facts about Anne

2007-11-16T04:14:00.000-08:00

In the 8 facts about Anne, you share 8 things that your readers don't know about you. Then at the end you tag 8 other bloggers to keep the fun going.* Each blogger must post these rules first.* Each blogger starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.* Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.* At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.* Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your blog.

FACTS:

1. Na-aaddict ako sa Spaghetti with meatballs ng Yellow Cab. As in yun yung dine-daydream ko pag gutom na ako (pag econ!).

2. Sumasakit ang ulo ko pag matagal sa computer. (waw, what an interesting fact!)

3. Ngayong 2nd term, ang favorite subject ko ay KASPIL2, samantalang nung first term, least favorite ko yung KASPIL1! Ang galing, hehe. Sana hindi ito mabasa ng Kaspil1 teacher ko, pero kung nabasa niya (as if), wag po kayong ma-hurt. Take this as a constructive criticism. All Grandmasters started off as rookies, right? Sir Hila, malaking kawalan po sa La Salle ang pagretire ng isang true Grandmaster... :( Pero malaki naman po ang masasave nila sa budget. ;) joke!

4. At come on naman! Never kong inisip na magiging favorite subject ko ever ang history, ever!

5. Masarap palang sumayaw.

6. At masarap rin palang lumangoy. Hindi ko lang na-enjoy nung sa Pisay kasi paramihan, lagi tuloy akong iika-ika pagkatapos (cramps!).

7. Nag-sign up ako sa Capoeira(tama ba?) Club. Pero hindi pa naman ako kasali. Wala lang... Dun kasi sa mga friends ko before college feeling ko mahihirapang mag-imagine... si Anne, nagcacapoeira...?! Haha

8. These days, I'm almost constantly under LSS. Kainis nga e. Ultimong tugtog pag nagsasayaw yung mga babae sa Deal or No Deal tumatak sa isip ko. May kasama pang kembot. shoot.

SORE EYES

2007-10-09T01:23:00.000-07:00

Yup, may sore eyes ako. haha.

Noong wednesday pa. Absent tuloy ako noong thurs and fri. Tapos halfday kahapon (monday) at absent uli ngayon.
Sayang... may quiz pa naman ngayon sa stat. I missed the fun!
On the bright nerdy side, may time ako makapaghabol ng mga aralin dahil kahit mahaba ang weekend ko (thurs, fri, sat, sun) e sino ba naman ang makakapag-aral kung hindi mo mabuksan ang kaliwa mong mata? Kaya nga pumasok na ako nung monday e, kasi akala ko okay na. Ang laki kasi ng improvement from no eyes to red eyes. Pero,oh well, pinauwi ako ng clinic. haha.

So ginamit ko nalang yung time kanina to catch up sa mga lessons. Sinisipag kasi ako e:
sa kama, may 3 libro, 5 notebook, 2 handout, 1 mp3, 1 cellphone, 1 taong tulog (ako yun).
Grabe ang sipag.

Nagbasa-basa naman ako ng kaunti bago gawin 'to. :)

8 Facts About Anne - Sino ba nag-imbento nito? As if may interesadong magbasa...

2007-09-23T05:03:00.001-07:00

Niwei, Salamat sa pag-tag, Cecile!

In the 8 facts about Anne, you share 8 things that your readers don't know about you. Then at the end you tag 8 other bloggers to keep the fun going.

* Each blogger must post these rules first.
* Each blogger starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
* Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
* At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
* Don't forget to leave them a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your blog.

1. My dream is to fly. (Dream, as in panaginip, kasi madalas kong napapanaginipan, hehe. Promise, ang sarap ng feeling. Try nyo rin.)

2. Sumasakit ang ulo ko pag matagal sa computer. (waw, what an interesting fact!)

3. Fact: Wala akong maisip na interesting fact about me. Pero yun na nga yun e... A fact about me is that at this moment, wala akong maisip na fact about me.

4. Naalala ko yung Philosopy class ko dahil sa no.3... Oo nga pala, fave subject ko ng first term ang Philo! (kahit yun ang pinaka-patalo kong grade...)

5. Dahil ang classroom ko dati sa Philo ang classroom ko uli ngayon sa Persef class, naalala ko na... May 3 nga pala akong kaklaseng UAAP players, sina Malabes, Ilad at Mangahas. AT isa pang famous person na sa Jaki Andan.

6. Na-realize ko na ang boring ko palang tao. Wala manlang interesting thing about me??!!! waaah... wawa naman ako. :'(

7. Go FOB! Go LP! Go HP! Go ME! Go YOU!

8. Sige, i-eedit ko nalang ito uli pag may naisip na ako. Pag-iisipan ko muna nang mabuti habang nagtetredone or math113. Jooooke. :D

BAKIT 8?? BAKIT HINDI NALANG 7? MAS MAGANDA NAMAN PAKINGGAN YUNG 7...

Tag: sino gusto? :)

Oy! Sino manonood ng Fall Out Boy sa Sept 20?!

2007-09-07T18:50:00.000-07:00

Samahan niyo ako... :D

waw, bakasyon!!

2007-08-11T00:50:00.000-07:00

Mabuhay si bagyong Dodong! Hindi lamang pinuno nya muli ang Angat Dam, nawalan pa tayo ng pasok for two days! Baha nga lang sa ibang lugar... Oh, well, ganyan talaga ang buhay. You can't have everything you want.

Still, look at the bright side. Walang pasok. Akala ko nga nun, makakabawi na ako kasi may time gumawa ng requirements. Ewan ko ba, pero parang lalo akong nahuli e. haha.. Super nagcacram ako nung thursday. Friday ng umaga ko binasa yung research ko sa Philo, friday ng magtatanghali ko ginawa yung reflection paper, tapos hapon ko pinasa! Wala tuloy kwenta! haha. At hindi pa ako gumagawa ng Kaspil indiv ass. na dapat due nung thursday(buti nalang talaga wlang pasok) at balak ko sa tuesday pa sya ipasa. Tapos sa monday, mayfilkomu lecture forum, at ang nagawa ko palang ay gumawa ng outline for the ppt and my talk. May konting research na rin.. pero okay na yun. Hay... tapos nakita ko sa inbox ko, nag-email si ma'am vanny. Sabi niya sa tuesday na start ng reporting tapos the week after that due yung another individual assessment... eh hindi ko pa nga nagagawa yung third individual assessment meron na agad iba. oh well, at least nakapili na ako ng topic para sa fourth indiv. ass... Ma'am buti nalang nasa list ng topics yung "Katamaran ng mga Pilipino". Hayy... Hell week next week. So many requirements, projects and quizes, sa monday, lahat ng subjects may quiz, yung isa lecture forum..

Hay,,, ang daming kelangan gawin...

ANO GINAGAWA KO NAGPOPOST NG MGA REKLAMO DITO?! SHOOT.
PANIC*PANIC*PANIC*
babayu.

~8D

2007-07-25T05:42:00.000-07:00

the seventh. the last.

...

waaah!! D ':

so sad... and so happy at the same time.

Sad because there won't be anymore to follow. Sad because it's the last.
I will miss the painful feeling of being forced to wait for what may happen next to Harry.
I will miss reading about fan predictions to momentarily satisfy my Harry Potter cravings.
I will miss making up my own guesses.
I will miss the excitement burning in me at the prospect of the next Harry Potter book.
'coz there will no longer be any.

sigh...

pero happy...
kasi ang ganda ng Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It is, no doubt, my favorite book from the series.
...adventures...laughs...suspense...and tear-jerking moments...
As in habang nakikinig ako ng songs ng Linkin Park sa Minutes to Midnight, na-iimagine ko na music video nung songs ay Harry Potter. Like yung song na yun yung theme song ng certain harry potter book or something.. Pero in fairness, bagay naman yung songs...
Kaya pag hindi nyo pa nababasa yung book 7, basahin nyo na, parang awa nyo na... :D

Nabasa ko nga pala... may balak daw si JK Rowling na gumawa pa ng book about Harry. But it won't be a sequel, maybe something like an encyclopedia raw. So, at least may hihintayin parin ako tungkol kay Harry.
Another good thing is makaka-explore na ako ng ibang books. Syempre, uulit-ulitin ko ang mga Harry Potter books hanggang sa makabisado ko... hehe, hanggang magsawa ako. Harry taught me to love reading. Since the first time i've read about him, he's been with me until now. Kaya malapit na malapit yan sa puso ko... at hindi na yun matatanggal. Harry, Ron, Hermione and the rest of the gang will always be with me. Their stories will always be in my bookshelf, ready to be relived in my imagination anytime I wish. Anytime, unless siguro, pag finals kinabukasan or something. hehe. ~8)

'ear, 'ear!

nakaka-aliw eh... galing sa http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19917190/

The following are things I spoke aloud while reading “Deathly Hallows”:

“If I don’t read it, nobody has to die.” I said this in response to my roommate’s inquiry as to why I was carrying the unopened, 759-page tome around all morning. Upon opening the book, two things hit me: These people are actually about to die. And clearly, only I could save them. There was only one way to stop it: I snapped the book shut.

“All right, Harry. It’s just you and me.” I said this as I tried to get the nerve to start reading. Three times, I opened and closed the book, never letting more than the first word register. But the fourth time, the first sentence wormed its way into my brain. And that, as any Harry fan knows, is all it takes to get hooked. I read the entire thing in two sittings.

“Oh, no!” So many deaths. For the number of my favorite characters J.K. took, she’s lucky I haven’t hunted her down and Avada Kedavra’d her by now.

“GASP!” And a happy gasp, at that. Perhaps this makes me a glass-is-half-empty sort of person, but I’d become convinced that Harry was a goner. And so I read the final few chapters in disbelief, wearing a huge, slightly goofy grin on my face. What a perfect ending.— Melissa Dahl, MSNBC.com intern

Aaaww... wala na yung Harry Potter Countdown

2007-07-19T06:21:00.001-07:00

Actually, dapat yan ay, "Yehey! Wala na yung Harry Potter Countdown."
Nagloloko na kasi yung countdown for the 5th movie kasi showing na, tapos pati na rin yung countdown nung release nung book7 nagloloko.. ewan ko kung bakit. Hindi pa naman released.
Oh, well... isa lang ang ibig sabihin nun...
MALAPIT NA ANG RELEASE NG HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS!!!
July 21, 2007. This saturday na! Kaya kailangan ko nang gawin ang mga reqrments before magweekend dahil sigurado akong wala akong mabubuklat na ibang libro hangga't hindi ko pa tapos ang book7. Siguro naman kaya kong tapusin yon this weekend, 37 chapters lang ata. Kagabi kasi, binasa ko yung leakage(hindi ako makapagtiis eh!!), kaso hanggang chapt10 lang yun. Tapos inabot ako ng mga 5 oras. So halos 30 mins per chapter?! Ang bagal ko magbasa!! haha.. syempre kasi talagang fini-feel ko yung nangyayari. Naluluha-luha na nga ako sa comp shop e. Pramis ang ganda talaga. Simula palang yun! First 10 palang.. Pero grabe talaga, nagkaleakage! Noong una, sure pa ako na fake yun, pero nung nabasa ko na... shucks. Ito talaga yon! Kung hindi, sasambahin ko yung gumawa nyan. Kasi gayang gaya nya style ni JK Rowling at ang galing ng plot nya. So, 99% sure ako na yun na nga yun. Isa syang malaking spoiler! Pero may maganda syang nagawa sakin(kahit na naubos ang load ko sa internet at halos hinintay ko nang pagsaraduhan ako ng comp shop at hindi ako nakapag-aral para sa Algeb quiz kinabukasan at hindi ko natapos yung genetic problems sa dihybrid cross at hindi ako nakapagbasa ng philo) dahil... muling nag-intesify ang aking pagka harry potter addict. Excited ako sa book7, pero hindi na katulad nung dating mania. Pero after kong mabasa yung leakage, parang nagkaroon ako ng preview, ng trailer!, sa book7. Hindi na ako makapaghintay mag 21! Pupunta na ko ng sm ng 9:30 ng umaga at maghihintay sa labas hanggang magbukas sya! Har har!
At manonood pa nga pala nung Pisay movie! Nakabili na kami ni Jaki ng tiket for thursday, sa 26, kasi akala nung una hindi pwede si jaki ng saturday. At kasama nga pala namin si Alyssa, roommate namin ni jaki. O diba, kahit di sya pisay, gusto nya manood. :) So hindi pa ako 100% sure na manonood ako ng satrday, although gusto ko. At willing akong isara muna ang book7 at iwanan sa kotse habang nanonood ng film.. at parang gusto rin daw manood ni dad, so baka manoood kami nang saturday! yehey!

"Excuse me, pero hindi nyo ba napapansin na hindi lang kayo ang nanonood sa sinehan??!!!"

2007-07-15T07:24:00.000-07:00

Iba't ibang version ng statement na yan ang umiikot-ikot sa utak ko habang nanonood ng Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Pano kasi habang nanonood.. Sa likod AT sa tabi ko ay isang barkada na yung ibang friends na dapat kasama nila roon ay imbis na sa SM Marilao nagpunta, sa SM Valenzuela! Kaya naman pala ang tagal nilang naghintay! Syempre alam na alam ko nangyari sa kanila kasi pinag-uusapan nila na ang tanga-tanga raw nung mga kasama nila at ang layo ng narating... habang nanonood ng movie!! Grrr... nakakainis talaga... Tapos ang dami nilang side comments sa lahat ng exciting parts ng movie! Tapos pag hindi exciting yung part at daldalan lang, pati sila nagdadaldalan! Buti pa nga yung isa, nag-sh-sshh ng konti pag maingay na talaga. Pero wala ring use, kasi magkkwento rin sya. Tapos tumutunog yung phone nung isa! Tapos meron pang tym na tumunog yung phone nya, tapos biglang may malakas na light na bumukas, parang flashlight! Nakatapat pa sa harap nya- sa amin! Sinasadya nya ba??!! Arrggh!! Grabe... Ang sarap tarayan!!! Pero buti nalang mabait ako... ? . Actually nagsisisi nga ako kasi hindi ko kinapalan mukha ko. Ginagawa ko nalang tumitingin ako sa kanila pag maingay sila para naman marealise nila na kamon, hindi lang sila ang nasa sinehan at ang ingay-ingay nila! Pero wala talaga. Kainis!!! Ang dami pang nanonood nun, hindi tuloy ako makalipat ng chair. Masyado kasi akong mahiyain e. Kaya next time, pag nangyari ulit yun, lagot sila sakin. Joke ;)

Haha... naglalabas ako ng galit dito.. Sorry.

Panonoorin ko uli ang HP 5 Movie at doon na ako manonood sa sine na may guard na sumisita sa mga maingay! hehe

KAYA naman, panoorin nyo ang trailer ng Pisay movie!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuXGrIWDZ5I

7 hours, 3 minutes and 4 seconds

2007-07-10T05:57:00.000-07:00

before June 11, 2007. Showing na ang 5th HP movie, ang Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! Actually, hindi accurate yung countdown na yan e. Nakuha ko kasi yan sa mugglenet.com, so British time siguro yan.. Oh well. Basta, bukas na! Excited? no. Kasi hindi ko rin mapapanood bukas e.. :( At kahit mapapanood ko man bukas, hindi rin ako masyadong excited. Natuto na ako. Sa lahat ng Harry Potter movies na nabasa ko na ang book, bago ko mapanood ang movie, nadidisapoint ako. Pagka kasi nabasa ko na yung book, ang ganda. Kaya ang laki ng expectation ko sa movie. Tapos biglang ang daming kulang or binago. Yun tuloy yung naiisip ko pag nanonood. Cino-compare ko yung imagination ko ng events sa book dun sa events sa movie. E ang layo nila. At syempre, mas gusto ko yung version ko nung events. Kaya nadidisapoint ako. Gusto ko syang panoorin, pero I'll lower my expectations. ;)

Inspired

2007-07-10T05:04:00.000-07:00

Gosh, pagkatapos kong mabasa yung blog ni Rob(http://the-cloud-rider.blogspot.com/) tsaka ni Ate Frances(http://crazyadventure.wordpress.com/), nahiya ako sa blog ko! Haha.. Yung mga post kasi nila parang articles sa magazines. Ang galing.. nakakaaliw talaga basahin. Kaya naman, bukod sa nahiya ay na-inspire akong magstrive na gawing matino ang mga post ko. Syempre, hindi ko kaya yung level nila... hanggang doon lang ako sa kung ano man ang "matino" para sakin.. Hehe.

Yak talaga... title palang, wala nang kwenta.

:)

PISAY movie

2007-07-02T07:13:00.000-07:00

Yeh! Suportahan natin ang pisay movie! :)

http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view_article.php?article_id=72829

"Esse est percipi."

2007-06-27T07:16:00.000-07:00

“To be is to be perceived (Esse est percipi).” Or, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?” – Bishop George Berkeley (1685 – 1753)

What if a hidden camera is placed in the trees to capture the tree falling? No one was there to perceive it at that time... but it made a sound, as perceived by the camera. Does this mean that the perceiving can be done by objects such as the camera? Or Was the camera just showing an illusion? Or was it that the whole tree falling phenomenon happened all over again (or just happened!) the moment we played the record because that's just the time we perceived it? and from everything we have perceived in our experiences and reasoned with our minds, we know that cameras record what's in front of them which gives us a justified true belief that there really was a tree falling phenomenon which happened deep in the woods, perceived by no one except the camera and perhaps some ants that were squashed by the falling tree? Therefore, we have knowledge about that event.
Oh, and therefore, God exists! Since there is the possibility nga naman that the camera does not count as a perceiver and neither do the ants since they no longer existed(they were squashed beneath the tree remember?) so God was the one who perceived it. He perceives everything and so everything exists since everything is perceived. Bow.

This sentence is false. Is it true?

2007-06-27T07:06:00.000-07:00

(1) No, it is not true. Kakasabi mo nga lang na false yung sentence e! Edi not true!! Duh!
(2) Yes, it is true. It is true that the sentence is false. Duh.
(3) Paki ko ba? :P bleh.

Tag/comment kau... Choose a number or make your own. :)

2007-06-27T06:56:00.000-07:00

Para sa mga masipag mag-aral dyan, 6 ways to relieve stress:
http://health.yahoo.com/experts/drmao/5378/go-stress-free-for-a-longer-life

WALANG TUBEEEG!!!!

2007-06-19T06:46:00.000-07:00

Monday morning, June 18 (happy birthday jane)...
Ayan, naggising kami... tapos walang tubig! As in yung buong condo raw walang tubig!! Ano gagawin namin?! Ilang oras nalang may klase na kami! Haha.. So ayun, *Panic*panic kami. Tapos buti nalang may Tita si Alyssa na malapit lang sa condo. Kaya nag-taxi kami tapos nakiligo kami. hehe. Akala ko ba naman doon na nagtatapos ang aming panic moments pero hindi!! Wala paring tubig nung gabing yon! Buti nalang naalala namin yung kaklase namin ni Alyssa nung elementary... si Angelie!! Si Angelie ay nag-aaral sa Benilde at malapit lang din sa amin ang apartment. So dun kami naglinis nung gabing yun.. The next day(ngayon).. wala parin!!! Grabe, balak na nga namin ni Jaki lumipat sa ibang condo e.. joke lang. :) Oh well, noong umagang yun, dun naman kami kina Pito nakiligo... Grabe, nakakahiya talaga kami! :))

Dedicated ang post kong ito sa mga nagbirthday noong 18(jane) and 19(cheska, jerome, joreb, jake, paul) at sa mga mabubuting taong naawa sa amin sa mga araw na nangangailangan kami ng tubig at banyo. :)) Maraming salamat talaga... Dahil kung hindi sa inyo, ewan ko nalang... Kadiri kami. :)) Muntik na kaming makiligo kay kuya Enrique.. (Enrique Razon Sports Complex)

Update:
Nagpunta kami Robinson's para bumili ng malaking balde ng tubig. Dalawa pa binili namin in case na wala pang tubig kinabukasan! Tapos pag-uwi namin, may tubig na. Sayang lang yung binili naming dalawa. Minamalas talaga kami ngayon. ;)

Disgrasya.

2007-06-06T05:04:00.000-07:00

Ayan, ikekwento ko nangyari sakin sa Chorale Auditions. From the title nga naman, isa syang disgrasya. So ayun, nagpunta kami ni Jaki sa 5th floor ng SPS building ngayon lang. Actually, kakagaling lang namin dun. Medyo mabilis-bilis pa nga tibok ng puso ka dahil sa kaba, e. Ewan ko nga ba kung bakit ko pinapaalam sa inyong lahat to e, nakakahiya. Anyway, so ayun, nauna si Jaki. Tapos naghihintay ako sa labas. LubdubLubdubLubdubLubdub... Grabe talaga kaba ko. Pero wala yun nung tinawag na ako. Hindi naman ako natatakot e, pero automatic yung puso na bumibilis, tapos yung hands and knees ko nanginginig, tapos yung boses nanginginig rin. So halatang halata talagang hindi ako takot diba? Patay. Turn ko na. Sabi ni Jaki mahirap raw... hala... Una, pinasunod sa akin yung mga tunes na pine-play sa piano. Sa una ok lang, pero yung mga sumunod ang hirap na. Pahirap nang pahirap at pahaba nang pahaba. Finally, natapos yun, at pinakanta ako ng sarili kong song. Dahil wala akong maisip, kinanta ko yung sa Phantom of the Opera, "Think of me, think of me fondly...". Dahil na rin sa naging inspirasyon ko ang idol kong singer na si Ms. Janel Favila. :) Ok naman yung pagkanta ko... pag nasa condo ako! Pero nung kinanta ko roon, sabi ko "... think of me fondly, when we've said ghhhhh-! " Yak talaga. Hindi ko sya naabot. Nawala boses ko. :'( So inulit ko. Buti nalang talaga nagawa ko nung sumunod. Sana maisip nila na dahil lang yun sa kaba... sigh. Parang ang hirap abutin nung matataas na parts pag maraming nanonood... Oh well, ganyan talaga ang buhay. lol

Comforting words na sasabihin nyo sakin pag lumabas na ang results:
"Pag regular ka na raw sa Chorale, everyday ang practice, 6-9 ng gabi. Pero pag beginner siguro raw MWF 6-9 ng gabi. Hectic parin diba? Mag Math Circle ka nalang! Go Math Circle!!"

Well, sasali naman talaga ako sa Math Circle matanggap man sa Chorale o hindi e... :)

hindi napost yung pinaghirapan kong itype kanina??!!!

2007-06-05T06:17:00.000-07:00

Nagpost na kasi ako e... tapos nung sinave ko, ewan ko, nag error. Uulitin ko uli! wah.. :'(
Anyway, wala akong maisip na ipost kasi wala pa namang makabuluhang nangyayari sa life ko... hmm... ah, eto nalang. Bukas may auditions sa Chorale, at nag-sign up ako. Finally, nagkaroon ako ng lakas loob ( at kapal ng mukha) na mag-audition. hehe. Naisip ko kasi na wala pa naman akong kakilala sa Chorale kaya kung sakaling magkalat ako, bearable pa naman ang shame. :))

Mag-tag nga pala kayo. Bago lang yan e, kaya wala pang laman...

Kaya maawa kayo lagyan nyo naman!!

Salamat.

;)

guys, help naman sa philosophy o... ;)

2007-05-29T06:35:00.000-07:00

"Prove that this world does not exist."

" One-fourth sheet, five minutes." Tapos lumabas sya ng kwarto.
Scary. First meeting pa naman yun. Yan na ang pinaka-dread ko sa mga bagong school... baka may terror teacher. Pero mabait naman sya, nakakatakot lang minsan. hehe. Sabi nila lahat daw ng philo teachers ganun... Ano ba meron sa philosophy??! Nababaliw na kami ni Jaki! Nagrereklamo na nga sya kay Ma'am Oble, eh.. On the bright side, sobrang interesting ng Philosophy! As in. Well, para sa akin. hehe. Go Introductory Philosophy!!!

yehey. mas mabilis ang internet connection sa comp shop!

2007-05-23T06:15:00.000-07:00

First day ngayon ng classes sa La Salle!! Masaya naman... kasi masaya ang teachers (so far)... well dalawang classes palang naman ang napupuntahan ko eh.. hehe
Ay, alam nyo ba... na may 4 hours kaming break sa gitna ng dalawa lang na klase namin tuwing wednesday??!!! Buti nalang isang tawid lang nasa condo na kami ni Jaki! hehe!!
Oo nga pala... roomates ko si Jaki at si Alyssa!! Tapos nakita ko na rin yung mga taga ISM, sina Markus at Rosielle! Pero yung mga Pisay hindi pa... sina Jerome, Kamae, Nico, cno pa ba? Niwei,
orientation namin noong May 18 and 19... Wala lang.. Ang galing nila.. nakaka-green. =) heehee!
Hay naku! First day may homework na! Pero madali palang naman... =)

Atsaka marami akong nakitang kamukha ni Kim Galleposo!! lol
as in.. ang daming magpapaalala sakin kay Kim!
May kaklase kaming kamukha ni Homer!

at kasalukuyan akong naa-addict sa Makes Me Wonder ng Maroon 5!!!!

ay grabe

2007-05-13T19:41:00.000-07:00

Sinong hindi tatamaring gumawa ng blog sa isang computer na may 30 Kbps speed ng internet???!!!!

Pero dahil mukha siyang masaya... at mukhang magandang paraan para maging updated sa mga malalayong friends(sigh), ay napilitan tuloy akong gumawa. Dahil rin naman halos lahat na kayo meron. hehe. :)