Merry Christmas, Everyone!

[Automated post! Since I'm probably too busy having the time of my life back in Davao where my family and friends who I love are at. And besides, I don't have internet connection. Haha.]

To share the holiday cheer, here's an e-Christmas card for all of you!

(Please click link!)

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!

Career High

Academic Year 2009-2010, Second Term, was when I hit the lowest GPA. I was really lazy then; I lacked the motivation and I got into a lot of things that interested me more than school did. That term was really fun but the GPA I got wasn't fun at all! After that, I vowed: NEVER AGAIN!

This term, I hit career high. It's Dean's List-worthy, after all. I was a Dean's Lister for only two terms in my frosh year. That's it. Everything had been pretty much a struggle after that, what with majors and all. *sigh* Given that I only have thesis and one major class for this term, it's only right that I get the grade I have wanted for a long time: DL-worthy with a GPA of above 3.0. But wait, there's more! Haha. Had I enrolled 12 units this term, I would definitely qualify for the Dean's List! First Honors, at that: 3.667. WHAT UP? However, had I enrolled 12 unites this term, I might have not reached that high a grade. Haha. But I'm still very grateful that all sleepless nights and stressful mornings have finally paid off.

Here's to a merry, merry, merry Christmas vacation! CHEERS!

Tomorrow, I shall formally close this term and fly to my hometown! Time to leave school behind and enjoy my limited time with family and friends back home! CHRISTMAS BREAK CHALLENGE: All my bags are packed and I'm ready to go. I decided to leave my laptop and planner here in Manila. Davao time will be school- and work-free!

Happy holidays!

Sweet Pre-Christmas Treat

I've waited for such a long time for this night to happen: The Chicas Christmas Dinner! Since Kay, Lexie, and Yanee have graduated, Meryl and I, despite the free time we have because of thesis and just one class, I rarely get to see the three. Sure there have been coffee and lunch meetups in between, but it's nothing like the grand reunion that happened tonight!

Can I just say that we are oozing with cheese? We decided to dine at Chef d'Angelo at Glorietta 5. It comes with memories, you know. Well, at least the one at Glorietta 2 before the place got bombed. Haha. If Meryl remembers it right (which I'm sure is pretty accurate), the Chicas had lunch at Chef d'Angelo during our first term break when we were in first year college. Hihi, see, how apt a place for reuniting! Anyway, we had coffee and desserts as Bo's afterwards, where we did our traditional and never planned exchanging of gifts! Bonus, bonus: cute barista/busboy! Hahaha! Boy, have we all grown. Ang lalandi na, kaloka! Haha!

Photos from Kay's camera! Thank you, Beggie!

My "since we'll all be corporate girls soon, here's a business card case and key chain" gift to everyone! Haha.

I particularly don't fancy this group photo of ours (even though the cute Bo's busboy took it HAHA like it matters) because I look crop-able. Like, in a bad way. Look how estranged I seem. Just saying.

Ah, this one, I like! I LOVE THESE GIRLS TO DEATH. No question.

It's always awesome to be with these girls. College would never have been this memorable without Kay, Meryl, Lexie, and Yanee. More of these soon? Definitely.

The End of The Beginning

Officially done with THESIS A! The meeting/orientation or pep talk/party or what have you that we had with our thesis mentor this afternoon was overwhelming. It made me realize how much I have to be thankful for since, yun na nga, after all the painstaking days and nights trying to perfect our proposal, well, I can't say that it's perfect per se, thereabouts.

And as it all ended, it's time to welcome the holidays with a merry cheer! (Whuts.) And after that, I come back to reality that the end of this term is only the beginning of a life-altering academic challenge!

Working Lunch Productions, lunchmates, we've only just begun! Let's go for gold! *wink, nudge*

P.S. / O.T.

I'm quite sad that the Philippines lost the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup to Indonesia by 0-1. It's the first time that I have ever been excited about a football game and we lost. *sigh* Anyway, we just need to score two goals on the second leg and we're good to go!

Almost Done

Last academic class for the day, week, month, term, year, degree, ever... Over!

Steady-awesome day.

(Photos to follow. Nothing much, just something out of boredom. And shutter happy-ness. Hihi. Thanks to Meryl in advance!)

I Love College

I know I've been wanting out for quite a while now, but thinking about the responsibilities that await... Nah. I don't ever wanna rush college. Ever. Sure, there'd be times I'd fee like shiz and just give up. I know in the end it's not that easy after college anyway.

There's never an easy way out of anything. However, though, there will always be temporary bliss; especially when you're with people you love!

Orgcom, cheers!

(Photo by Therese Ong @ Rooftop, 7:00ish PM)

College friends, drinks, memories! Cheers to college!

Working Lunch Goes Working Sunday

My thesis group, Working Lunch Productions, covered the Marian Procession at Intramuros, Manila today. Actually, it was just Meryl and I. Our other group mate, David, couldn't make it because of a tennis game he had to play in; something like that.

Anyway, I just wanted to immortalize this day. I don't usually go to religious festivities unless it's required in school or mandated by the family. So today's Marian Procession was sort of an I-have-no-other-choice kind of thing. We need to have footage of this annual event, happening only every first Sunday of December sponsored by the Department of Tourism and the Intramuros Administration, for future use for our thesis project.

I bought the family some souvenirs. Haha. Just to remember this day by, you know?

Armed in Meryl's SD video camera, and her in her DSLR, we trooped around and along Aduana-General Luna Streets to cover the main event. We didn't clearly know what was going on, what was about to happen, what we were supposed to do. But I think we managed fine. Haha. I really enjoyed the bulk of it, specially the part where we had to cross the street where the procession starts; which meant that we had to weave through the thick sea of devotees! Man, that was crazy. We had to join the crowd for a bit, hopping and clapping in rhythm with the brass band and devotees' chants, before we found refuge onto the other side. That was really nice.

And, December 6 edit... SOUVENIR SHOT!

Thanks to Meryl for the photo!

December Kicks Off Nicely

What a feat. Our thesis proposal paper is done.

Well, the format's still on the works as of tonight but uh, I think we're good to go. I shall now informally part ways with sleepless nights and zombie waking hours. Hello, bed, pillow, and blanket!

To celebrate this joyous day (HAHA), it ended with a chill bonding experience with my GMG babies. My self-claimed little sister, Arlene, Nikkai to me, turned 19 last Saturday. Her birthday treat was loud, tiring, and tipsy. It was awesome. I missed that feeling.

So, hello, hello, baby December. Keep all the good things coming!

Here's a webcam snapshot of Meryl and I on a quick breather from all thirty pages of words, words, words, and more words. Apt isn't it? Camcorder template, video thesis? Haha, la la la.

Cartoon Advocacy

To me, it all started with this anonymous entry on my Formspring account.

"Change your facebook profile picture to a cartoon from your childhood and invite your friends to do the same. Until monday there should be no human faces on facebook, but an invasion of memories. This is for violence against children.."

I said it sounded like work to me but I'll join the bandwagon when everyone's there. For reasons known only to me, and for you to most likely not find out, I liked my profile photo. Sure, I changed it once but my face is surely cartoon enough to be in sync with the fad. Haha!

So I was battling with myself, whether or not I should join the bandwagon of changing profile photos into a cartoon character, when I stumbled upon this amusingly witty photo of Dexter (Morgan or Laboratory, I can't tell) while looking through Google images for a cute photo of Deedee. Hihi. SO CLEVER!

Oh, and here's the Deedee photo I found. Sneaky! Cute, no? :)

From The Heart to The World, BIDA: Be The Change!

Last weekend was the deadliest, most tiring, and equally fun weekend of my life so far. I was recommended by the Cultural Arts Office Director to be a facilitator at the CEAP Bidahan youth camp, with two other officers from the same office. I was iffy at first, thinking that it would be such a hassle, with thesis and the term nearing its end. But I met new people who are now good friends of mine; that alone takes away all the worries and doubts. I also gained so much experience in facilitating a large group of people with a vast set of unique personalities, as well as in dealing with different kinds of situations. I still have so much to say! But I'm still tired from those two days, so here I am, reporting that I am still alive after all the mental, physical, and emotional chaos I went through last week.

Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP)

BIDA: Be the Change (Bidahan) 2010 Youth Camp

November 27-28, 2010 | Assumption Antipolo

From the heart to the world, BIDA: Be The Change!

Earth keepers, ethical leaders! Ate Misyel Avelino pep talks all facilitators at the Faci HQ, aka Bat Cave!

Facilitators from DLSU (CAO, SLIFE, DO, LSPO) with Sir Lysander and Sir Jupiter!

The fusion of crazy facilitators that is DLSU and CSB! The oldies couldn't handle us. Hehehe.

More photos!

Butterfly Twin Popsies with my newly-found cousin, Margie!

Ever so kulit duo from LSPO, Nino and Chase!

Co-facilitator Aya and I with the brains of Bidahan, Mr. Rene Salvador San Andres!

Thanks to Geom (in blue) for bringing us to untouched girls' room with a shower head!

Okay, so on my way to the wash room to brush my teeth... Let's just say there were so many interruptions that led me to this... The most dyahe fan photo that Paolo Santos will ever have. Haha. He was cool about it anyway!

On to the next day...

I have to admit. I like sleeping on the floor but I hate waking up to find that I was on the floor all night. My back, hips, and joints won't stop screaming at me. But at least I was wearing the panda socks that Joh gave me. Hihi.

The trio just can't stop bonding. Haha.

Forcing a smile despite the extreme exhaustion.

Time to go home!

Double Down

During commercial breaks of Manny Pacquiao's fight with Antonio Margarito on local TV, a brilliantly engaging KFC ad for its new product floods the airtime. Brilliant, because that ad sent people flocking through KFC branches, at least those that I visited. In my circle, there has been this undying hype about the KFC Double Down. Not only was the ad effective, in my opinion, chicken-meat-on-chicken-meat-with-bacon-cheese-and-mayo-in-between is nothing but intriguing.

Needless to say, Double Down has always been sold out each time I visit a KFC branch. The hype excites me as it frustrates me. A couple of days ago, I decided to give up on the quest for that elusive and intriguing Double Down. I told myself that if I ever get to try it, ever, it better give justice to my expectations. I don't want to prolong this entry as I have deviated yet again from my main goal for tonight.

Tonight, Daddy brought home a bag from KFC. Voila.

It's oily, salty, chicken-meaty. Exactly the way I expected it to be. Hands down to KFC for amazing advertising!

After everything it has put me through, it deserves a photo opportunity so that it is immortalized on this blog; something to remember it by, how it had me pulling at my hair and gnashing my teeth each time the clerk at the counter said: "Sold out na po eh."

The Wait

... is almost over!

I mean, I waited one full year, three extra terms, for this.

I hope all goes well. With this term's thesis proposal paper and last academic course, and a major at that, and next term's thesis production and practicum. Let this be it!

And can I just add? The "Final Page" of the enrollment process has never meant this much, that it felt so real, until today. LET THIS BE IT! THESIS IT!

Randumb Musings

I realized that I will soon be enrolling online, and I will finally have to click the "YES" radio button when asked: "Are you graduating?" Or was it? Basta, to that effect. I'm so giddy. I pray that all goes well with thesis, this and next term.

Speaking of thesis, I currently have five books from the university library. And note that last Wednesday was my first time to check out a book. What is I've-been-a-passive-library-person all my life in college until now?

I love it that my R&B-, Rap- and Urban-loving 16 year-old brother loves the song Little Person by Jon Brion. Cute, yes? :) He even asked how I got it. Thanks, Meryl! Hihi.

I want to thank Meryl in advance for posting our treatment shoot behind-the-scene photos from last Friday. I hate, hate, hate that my Bluetooth still isn't working. Aghh. In line with the first part of this entry, Macbook Pro for graduation, please, daddy? Haha! I hope you didn't get tired of visiting my blog, dad.

I'm almost always hungry even though I eat at designated meal times. That fact makes me sad. I do my best to exercise, as in run laps at the university Sports Complex's Olympic-sized oval, but I don't seem to make any progress. And I'm sad that I won't be able to run tomorrow! Huhu, my friend Arlene and I sorta made it a Tuesday-Thursday ritual, and now we'll have to break that streak! Hmpf.

I need to get my priorities straight. I have pending errands/responsibilities and it's been sitting on my to-do list for forever. Dentist appointment, almost a year. Contact boxing gym, one month. Inquire at nearest driving school, two months. Meeting minutes, one term. Revamp and do general cleaning on my room, one year. Get on with it, Cee. Please!

On Wishing

I seriously cannot wait for the 11th hour and 11th minute of November 11, 2011! That would be the ultimate wishing minute ever! Too many elevens! Aaahhh! Haha.

A year ago, I never gave it much thought, the 11:11 thing. People say that when the clock strikes 11:11, AM or PM, you have to wish. Nobody said it was effective. Not one gave me a valid reason as to why I should do so; some were just apathetic. Without cause, I didn't even believe in it. Not until my childhood best friend and cousin was diagnosed with lupus last January 2010 did I force myself to give it a shot; it won't hurt, I guess. And so it became a practice. Sometimes I would think that 11:11 did me too many a favor during "hopeless" times.

I say it is psychological. Since one's awareness is heightened about a specific want/need, it's only natural to attract such thought into becoming a reality. Now, that, the law of attraction, I believe in!

How did such phenomenon come about anyway? I saw my college best friend's short but swak blog entry for today and it made me really curious, hence this entry. I did some browsing over the internet about different claims on the 11:11 phenomenon (when I should be finishing my thesis paper) when I finally told myself that it doesn't matter, really. It doesn't matter if wishes do come true when one wishes at 11:11 AM or PM. Like I said, you attract what you want to happen in your life. But here's the most interesting I've seen, kinda freaky, actually: CLICK!

On a side note, totally irrelevant: I didn't plan to write anything tonight because I'm too lazy. Best if I save it for thesis. But today, ah! Today has been way too eventful that I couldn't decide what to write about and where to start! I discovered a new way to make blogging so much easier especially when laziness strikes: FLOOD YOUR OWN FACEBOOK WALL AND PRINT SCREEN IT! Then post! Haha!

Word Vomit III

Moral support is a healthy vice. Pampalakas ng loob na di alcoholic, pampaalis ng stress na walang nicotine! Tungga lang at maki-bum, all good!

And they say friends can be such bad influence sometimes. They teach you vices. See, if you have friends who have good vices and they share them to you, isn't that neat?

The Dexter Drug

I was never a fan of watching TV series on TV. I know, it defeats the purpose of it being a series, but I'm monster when it comes to TV shows I like. I prefer to sit it out from the first to the last episode of the season! Take today, for example, I watched the entire third season of How I Met Your Mother. Talk about the formula for a major headache.

Recently, I finished watching all four seasons of Showtime's Dexter. I can't get enough of it. When season four ended at a note I never expected, let alone, broke my heart... I felt how addicted I am to the show. It's like a drug! Not that I take drugs, but I am hooked! Badly.

Anyway, here's a video clip. Dexter's opening ID/billboard has got to be the smartest, wittiest, most thought out TV show intro ever. Haha. It's full of deception, irony, and non-verbal puns (if there is such thing).

Another Round, Anyone?

October

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top

that!

Enough said.

Slack No More!

I am a student. I am an artist. I am a leader. In all, I am a student-artist-leader.

Being a student isn't much of a choice, when I look at it now. I have to get quality education to be able to achieve at least the practical things in life, with convenience. Being an artist... Well, I'm not the conventional artist you have in mind; not even the one I had in my mind! Being part of a media and production organization under the office that advocates culture and arts made me an artist in my own terms. As William Ernest Henley wrote in Invictus: "I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul." Whether or not my student organization decided that I was leader material after all, I am a leader in more ways than one. In the end, they did decide that I could lead; so lead, I do try.

Given all those, I should at least be at my best always. Don't get me wrong, I try.

It frustrates me that I only realized how a slack I've become (thesis-wise) after my thesis group got approved on the first reading. Sure, it was all overwhelming at first. The happiness was like drugs, I tell you; not that I do drugs at all, haha! Anyway, the happiness, I think it sent useless fumes to my brain and told me to hold off everything about thesis. Time wasn't wasted at all anyway when I focused on my only class for the term. That went well, too, so it's all good. It's just so frustrating that we had a three-week (or so?) head start for research and all that paper stuff!

Now that the storm's gone (literally; goodbye, Juan and Katring), everything seems to be calming down. Things are falling into place, one by one, the way it always does! I just hope I don't let opportunity slip away again. Like what David said this afternoon: "When the opportunity's there, you just have to get it!"

So farewell, slacker vibes! Leave me be! Come to me, productivity!

Musings And More Musings

My legs are still sore from yesterday. It was such a long day! I went to: a meeting, a digital film screening, a lunch date and bonding with my guy best friend, an orientation for our office's sports fest, a celebratory bonding escapade with a few GMG, a theater decorum video shoot, a dinner date with an old friend and my other guy best friend, a meet up with a few course mates. There was so much walking around involved. I was dead tired when I got home.

And today, I wasn't able to sleep in like I usually do on weekends. I had to go wherever my family planned to go because they said so. Agghh. Dad had leather car seat covers customized, brother bought new shoes again. As form Mom, she wasn't much of a spender today, as well as I. Maybe we have other plans for tomorrow. Haha.

In line with yesterday and today's events, I muse:

• I missed Bru a whole damn lot. I got to see him for a couple of hours or so yesterday and of course, it was super bitin! More soon, I hope.
• Give me one day with the right set of people and I could rapidly kill a body organ.
• We never seek for anything that's already there because obviously, it's just simply there. But we never stop seeking for anything because maybe that's how we were made to function. How else is the act of seeking significant if we get satisfied with what's here and now? (I think I lost my train of thought after the first sentence of this soup-y bullet.)
• Over dinner, AJ, Laine, and I had a meaningful topic for conversation: How do you know that you really, really, really like somebody? Like, how can you gauge? Isn't it solely subjective? We all had different takes on the issue and we never found a conclusion to it. Maybe it shall be an open question forever. Or at least until we're sure about it anyway. Hmm, food for thought.
• My friend Tracy asked me last night how I was, after not being able to see each other regularly since she and almost everyone else already graduated: "Kamusta ka?" And I, "Uhm, okay lang. Just school-bahay. Haha! You?" She said, "Wala, steady. Uhm, work. So, love life?" And I, "Huh! Wala, boring nga eh!" And Tracy goes, "Kahit crush?" Me, "Eh... Wala talaga. I mean, like, meron pero walang balak. Walang plano." Then AJ chimed in, "Walang pag-asa?" And I go, "Yes! Exactly!" And Tracy wins the conversation with, "Ang meron lang tayo ay wala!" Actually, I just wanted to say how I think she's so right on so many aspects.

Weird and Cursed

Weird is good.

I think it's something that's common to everyone, having a weird trait. At the same time, the weird trait is what makes you unique; it's what sets you apart from everyone else. Your weirdness defines you.

I am proud to be weird in my own way. However, I think I might be cursed with a certain weirdness!

See, I rarely get sick. But when I do, it's usually because I get some decent and restful sleep. My body's used to getting too wired up and drained, undergoing all that fatigue. The past 48 hours had been physically, mentally, and emotionally draining. You name it. What's odd is that I actually had eight full hours of sleep for two consecutive nights. I should be more than regenerated to take on tasks I planned today. But no, my monthly red flag decided to chime in, probably, and now I wish I lacked rest.

The Care Bears

My Management Communication class group went through a ridiculously challenging ordeal. Joa, Lyns, Meryl, and I started working on a communication crisis case yesterday afternoon and emerged victorious after six long hours of online bonding. Random that I am, ooh, light bulb! Turns out, we had been working on the wrong crisis after all! We're back to square one.

Our minds were overworked, our bodies were drained, our eyes were strained. We called it a night and decided to start working at 6AM. And work, we did! By noon, we were ready with our statement, arguments, and excuses. We were also ready to reunite with beds for a power nap and grab a quick brunch. Oh, we were so drained.

Evening came and we were jittery but more than ready to present our communication crisis plan. The press and stakeholders group were great at grilling us. Personally, I think we did equally great at being the simulated professionals that we supposedly were: CEO, President, Corporate Communications Manager, Human Resources Head.

Just something to remember this day by, here's one for the team. Good job, Care Bears!

Oh, and by the way, I didn't know Care Bears gossiped that much. Hahaha. I love you!

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*Just wanna add!* I think I've gone through the entire emotional spectrum today that no particular emotion exists. I'm a somnambulist! Haha. But I still think the photo says it all. Hahahahaha.

Not[e] Worthy

As of this morning, Typhoon Megi (bagyong Juan in the local term) still hasn't let up. It's been raining since I woke up. See, I don't have any class today and I could very well choose to sleep in and revel in the cozy confines of my room in such a weather. But I have engagements: with groupmates for a class presentation; and with the office where my organization is under for the quarterly quality check. So instead of sleeping in, I had to wake up really early so I could cope with everything I need to accomplish today.

A note, like one in the photo below, indicating an early hour is a staple accessory in our household. I leave it on the dining table where my mom could easily see it. I know, I've heard about alarm clocks but is it my fault I'm such a heavy sleeper? Haha.

Sorry about looking wasted, I can't help it. I've had too many sleepless nights. Haha. And about my hair (I love how I let it dry without having to brush it)... Well let's just say that I hurried out of my pajamas before I completely go lazy and postpone my school responsibilities (doubt it, though). After a quick shower, five text messages said that classes were suspended by 11:20 AM, as CHED says 12:00 NN. Who knew I had to get back into my pajamas as fast as I had to hurry out of them.

The note was useless. I could have slept in, had I only known! *SIGH* Life goes on.

Champorado for lunch. How neat is that!

That Driving Force

I feel compelled to explain myself again, why I haven't posted a single entry since... Since... See, I can't even remember. And yes, I'm that lazy to even check. I just want this entry to be over with. I feel forced to write this entry because...

THIS IS SUCH A MEGA AWESOME DAY, OKAY!!!

For the past few weeks, I've been too occupied with school and everything else; what with my visiting relatives and best friend for life staying here at our home for three weeks, plus homework and readings from my only class for the term, a deadly kind of concentration and determination for a successful topic thesis proposal, and a heap of tasks for my extra-curricular activities, I'd be lucky to have energy and time to visit my blog.

As I have mentioned, I've been focused on thesis ever since my thesis group met with our mentor. After several visits to our prospective partner organization, consultations with our thesis mentor, and a number of working lunches with my thesismates/lunchmates (as I fondly call them), we have come to this day. I have to say, I expected for our proposal to be approved right off the bat. Our mentor said so, too. Hihi. Turns out, we had to defend our topic. I haven't slept enough since Monday and it hurts. (Emotionally and physically, motherhen.) And I've been trying to nurse this gradually increasing pain in my right eye. Migraine, anyone?

Anyway, fast forward to today, please. Ladies and gentlemen, the driving force behind this entry...

APPROVED!

Approvato, aprobada, genehmigt, approuve! It all translates to: HAPPINESS.

(Thanks to Meryl for the printscreen. I can do it myself but... See, I'm that lazy.)

So as I've said, we had to defend our topic. That happened at 1PM today. Guess what, we did well, probably. Uhm, no. MOST LIKELY. Haha! The moment we sat for defense, the Department Chair said, "I have no questions. I approved this." Huh! What is, I was sure we would get approved no matter what? Hahaha. Fine, I'm too sure of myself that it must hurt. But I was, and I guess I was right to have stuck with the conceit. Haha.

I wish for more bright sunlight and wonderful clouds. (Pun intended. Supertyphoon Megi is on its way to this part of my country. No, please, no. Gah.)

Seasonal Passion

The previous entry said: DETAILS LATER.

Seriously? I couldn't even get my personal life (that's academics, extra-curricular activities, familial responsibilities, what have you) in order and I'd have time to update my blog? Answer is, no. *DING DING DING!* Jackpot, baby.

Every time an idea sparks in my head, something I would definitely write about, I just happen to be elsewhere, a computer and internet access out of sight. I seem to have this seasonal passion for writing and I think I'm less of a fine writer that I was back in high school. I keep this blog so I could exercise, not just my fingers as I type, but my mind; to rid it of the cobwebs built by vanity and fear; to free my mind of pretensions. That's me, the writer. The other part of me is lazy and apathetic. I never run out of words (to say, yes, but) to write, never. I just can't find the energy and time.

When I wanna write, I really wanna write. And it gets all too frustrating if I can't get the words out! Take now, for example: I'm simply ranting. It's making me feel a little better but when I think about all the stuff I missed to write about, I feel bad again.

Must. Stop. Rant. Blogs. I become an inferior writer by the minute. Come to me, positivity!

What is... A LONG DAY?

Answer: TODAY!

Details later.

Getting Old

No, it's not my birthday! Let's delay time, shall we? *snicker, chuckle* I can't afford to feel any more older. *SIGH* See, I've recently concluded my last first term as a college student. Today, my last second term started quite late with my major and only class for the term. Tell me 7:40 PM isn't late and I will glare you down. Haha.

[PHOTO HERE. It sucks that my laptop's built-in Bluetooth device isn't working. Boohoo. I promise to upload my own photo. Meanwhile, here's a similar shot borrowed from Memzie.]

First day (or night) of class ends at 9PM!

Having failed to meet my goal for the first term (which was to be in the DL for the last time, *bawl eyes out while trying to glue pieces of broken heart back together*), I am determined to make this term work. *GAME FACE ON* What the hell, I have one class! But it doesn't end there: I'm really excited and nervous at the same time because this is also my thesis term. I am hopeful for the fate of my thesis group; I see us flying to heights we dare to reach. The only challenge now, however, is where to find that leverage to bring us where we want. The thesis-organization-search begins! Let's go, Memzie and David, hustle hustle, hut-hut-hut!

21 Days of Unplanned Hiatus

It has three full weeks since I last wrote an entry. I have so much to tell; the words are in my head, coursing through my veins, itching to be released through the power of my fingertips pounding on my laptop keyboard. I have the words, alright. But do I have the time? No.

Part of me feels bad that I haven't been writing for a long time. I actually learned to manage my time more when I plan to post an entry. Aside from that, it's a way to make incremental improvements with my writing skill and style. Or at least I'd like to think so. On the other hand, the latter part of me feels great that I haven't been spending so much time on the internet for the past few days. I actually accomplished things I don't normally even think about doing.

Time has been my toughest opponent; academics and school organization responsibilities, its mighty underlings. Add to that, internet connection deprivation has been the sole factor for the past seven days.

Now that I'm once again alive in the cyberspace, I plan to keep limiting my "stay" over the internet. New habit: time management. Ha! Gotta love it. Haha.

On the brighter side of things, I say hello to the weekend! It doesn't end there. Since I technically don't have any final exam this finals week, I say hello to you, too, TERM BREAK. Oh, how much you have been anticipated. Fourteen weeks, ay caramba. Around this time, seven days from now, I'll be on Davao soil and breathing (fresh) Davao air!

On the greener side of the fence: UAAP Season 73 FEU-DLSU Round 2 game was awesome! The FEU Tamaraws aren't very unbeatable after all! ;) Thanks to Meryl for the photo!

Another Inner-G Bonding

No brothers today; only a brother and a sister. With Ate J and Miguel again, plus Kathy, who I fondly call atsie (Chinese for big sister). Because we were so unlucky seven days ago, I think life is giving back! I believe we found our team building venue in Laguna! Only we're not so sure yet which of the two we'll pick.

Again, they shall remain unnamed. Both were really nice places: facilities, accommodation, the like. Laguna Venue#1 was just that, but Laguna Venue#2 was so much more! Photos!

Laguna Venue#2 is very nice, I tell you. It's beyond nice! But I doubt a measly student could afford it for a team building seminar. Either way, here, photos!

So. Which one? :)