It was all set, Philo 103/104, Theo 141/151, His 166, FA 198, and Fiction Seminar.
Then they tell me that the Fiction Seminar isn't going to be offered because there was no teacher. I need it because it's a requirement for my track.
Now, I'm scraping every barrel now to find a replacement. However, this means that I would have either an evening class, or a Saturday class since this is an M elective. That narrows my subjects to Eng, Fil, IS or FA. UNLESS, I change this to a Free elective, or get readvised for a core subject.
And now, I have to go to Sir Brion next sem and repeatedly request for a Fiction Seminar, since I can't graduate without it.
Hoping for the best.
June 02, 2004
June 01, 2004
Happy Birthday to Me!
Thanks to all the people who have greeted me earlier! Thanks talaga.
Sayang, ang dami niyong hindi ko nahanap, nanlibre pa naman ako kanina.
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May 30, 2004
Fun time with Migs and Cielo --- nagsimula lang naman sa lunch-out sa Fazoli's sa Eastwood.
Grabe, hirit-filled ang araw. Nagsimula raw iyon sa "It's as straight as Brad Pitt" nang titira na si Migs sa laro namin sa bilyar. Thanks to the magic black glove, sa anito (regalo ni Migs galing Baguio) at sa lakas ng espirito ng kaarawan, 5-2 ang kinalabasan, panalo uli. First 2 racks, 1 to the 9 combination, tsamba pa iyong isa.
Basketball sa hapon. Didn't play that much though, but it was fun conversing with Cielo about anything under the sun, and being the statistician for Mig's game.
Dinner sa Greenwich, ni-libre ko na ng pizza sila since Migs won't be around to get his regforms. Kuwentuhan ng relationships, grabe, daming revelations hanggang...
Doon sa cafe na pinuntahan namin after dinner. Sarap ng choco-caramel.
Nakarating kami sa house ko mga 11 pm na. Nag-antay pa silang mag-twelve upang mabati nila ako. Saya! Inuman ng "Spiked (sabi ni Migs lasang spiked daw)" pineapple juice.
First text message birthday greeting for June 1 - 12 past na - galing kay Cza. Thanks Cza!
June 1, 2004 today.
After getting my regform, I wondered if anyone remembered that it was my birthday, so I decided to do a test and not tell anyone.
Siyempre naalala ni Bea, and she told Denise (may libreng Fruits in Ice cream sila kanina). Si Jen, sinabihan ng sister ko (it slipped of her mind kasi). Nagulat ako na naalala ni Kris. Saw Karla, Pau, Monix and a few others too.
Wala na akong mahanap na tao so punta akong Fine Arts dept. Nag-yayang mag-lunch sa Red Ribbon sina Ian, Xander and company. I treated them out na lang, birthday ko naman.
May surprise dinner with my family kanina sa Sentro in Makati. Wow, pinagtripan ng mga sisters ko ang isang waiter doon. Laughtrip.
Yun lang. La na. Tulog na ako.
Sayang, ang dami niyong hindi ko nahanap, nanlibre pa naman ako kanina.
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May 30, 2004
June 1, 2004 today.
May 30, 2004
My Life in a Commercial
I was in my room when my friend dragged me to see the optometrist. I had an eye exam, and before I knew it, wow, unbelievably great.
"I got perfect vision"
"It's freedom to the eyes."
=P
*remember this?*
"I got perfect vision"
"It's freedom to the eyes."
=P
*remember this?*
May 29, 2004
Swimming in Unknown Shores
What the heck did I get into? I'm part of a marketing group for the school of Humanities? Wow, experience certainly would be a factor here, considering that I have none. Oh well, few people, more work. Now looking for sponsors for Humanities Week. If you have any to suggest or refer, please contact me.
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I recently purchased American Idol for the PS2, made a virtual Milo and a virtual Jen, and set the difficulty to Hard. We made it both into the final two. Both got positive remarks from all the judges.
Although virtual Jen sang better than virtual Milo (as shown in the number of points earned - around a 1000 point difference), virtual Milo won by a huge margin, 62% to 38%. This proved that even though you have more talent, you won't necessarily win it outright if the fans decided.
Just look at Star Circle Quest right now. Everyone in the top 10 teens was better than Sandara, but look at where she is now, top 5. She is often in the bottom part of the judge's rankings, but since she is the favorite of the masses due to her looks, text votes are 40% of the ranking, and audience votes, 10%, she can't be beaten by anyone, no matter how low the grade the judges and the guest teachers give Sandara.
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I recently purchased American Idol for the PS2, made a virtual Milo and a virtual Jen, and set the difficulty to Hard. We made it both into the final two. Both got positive remarks from all the judges.
Although virtual Jen sang better than virtual Milo (as shown in the number of points earned - around a 1000 point difference), virtual Milo won by a huge margin, 62% to 38%. This proved that even though you have more talent, you won't necessarily win it outright if the fans decided.
Just look at Star Circle Quest right now. Everyone in the top 10 teens was better than Sandara, but look at where she is now, top 5. She is often in the bottom part of the judge's rankings, but since she is the favorite of the masses due to her looks, text votes are 40% of the ranking, and audience votes, 10%, she can't be beaten by anyone, no matter how low the grade the judges and the guest teachers give Sandara.
May 28, 2004
Everytime
For most people, the newest video of Britney Spears, "Everytime", left question marks in their minds. Was this a suicide video? How the hell did she get blood on the side of her head? What's with the baby? Did she really die in the video? What's with the ending?
Unlike the "Because I'm a Girl" video of the Korean pop group KISS where they used symbolisms to strengthen the story, "Everytime" used symbolisms to tell the story. It started off well, telling a story of a harrassed celebrity and his boyfriend. However, starting from the scene where she drowned in the bathtub onwards used symbolisms too much that they drowned their significance along with the emotions attached. As a result, instead of inducing tears or whatever emotion they wanted, people would just be left ALONE in wonder. If ever there were tears, it was probably due to the song's somewhat doleful lyrics and melody. The video could not stand alone.
To answer these questions produced by the video, here's my explanation. If it's correct or not, only Britney or the producer would know. As far as they're concerned, Britney said that it wasn't a suicide video, so Britney fans, your star wasn't planning on committing suicide anytime soon.
The video showed an overworked Britney being harrassed by the media. As she attempted to wade through the sea of photographers, she got hit by a camera on the side of the head. She was unfazed, as she had only one thing in mind, to relax back home. She finally reached her limousine and sped off towards her home.
Along the way, Britney and her boyfriend argued. When they finally reached home, she tried to refrain from talking back to her boyfriend. She just wanted to relax, not to add another burden. The guy angrily threw a vase at the wall, but she still continued towards the bathroom to have a relaxing bath. She took off her shirt. Then, the scene was cut to the guy who took off his shirt in the living room. This was a device used to say that Britney took off the rest of her clothes in the bathroom. This was also a subtle symbolism of both Britney and her boyfriend "stripping" all the negative emotions out and cooling down.
As Britney soaked in the bathtub, she ran her hand on the side of her head and found blood on her hand. If you remember earlier, she got hit by a camera on the way to her limousine. She fainted and sank to the bottom of the tub.
This scene was cut to a scene where Britney, in white, was running in a white hallway. This scene was repeated more than twice in the video. It signified that she was running away from something. She was also running towards the camera as if she was running to us for help.
It then returned to Britney's home where his boyfriend rescued her from drowning in the tub. She was unconscious, so she was brought to the hospital via an ambulance.
Now, in the hospital, Britney, clad in white, was walking along. She passed by herself on a hospital bed with doctors and nurses around trying to revive her. In the other part of the room, there was a mother who just successfully delivered a baby.
The scenes shifts back and forth from the running scene to the hospital scene. The camera finally zoomed in on the newborn baby. Then, it was cut back to the bathtub scene where Britney rose from the bottom of the tub, wiped the water away from her eyes and smiled.
From what I understood, she didn't really go to the hospital. She did almost drown. The scenes thereafter were therefore, a "life flash" much like what the famous saying, "Your life flashes in front of you before you die."
Her "life flash" had two stages as seen in the divided room. In the left, Britney was half-dead. In the right, a newborn baby, a contrast, a past and future. Her "life flash" ended on the baby. This signified that she was now like a newborn baby, clean, and worry-free. Britney "rising" from the tub signified moving on, a cleansing, a "rebirth", a new Britney. Her problems in the past (rumors, ex-boyfriend, etc.) that burdened her so much were washed away by the water, and no longer bothered her anymore. She was ready to face everyone and everything once more.
And of course, one can't help feeling that this video was also a publicity stunt to hype up Britney again.
Black & Blue
This upcoming UAAP season, Norman Black, is now the Team Development Consultant of the Ateneo Blue Eagles.
May 24, 2004
Naive to Believe
The loop
Why must a sweet girl get sick again despite all treatments and operations she had in the past? What did she do to deserve being confined in a hospital over and over again? Can't a person live her teenage years anymore?
I just don't see why someone has to undergo such natural suffering. It just pains me that I took care of her ever since we got to know each other, and became one of her closest friends, but couldn't do anything to break this seemingly neverending loop. I just have to rely on prayer alone, and hope that she would completely recover from her condition, whatever it may be.
The schoolyear ahead
An IT Ateneo Placement rep, a self-appointed head of the Fine Arts Festival, and the computer-techie guy for the Sanggu School of Humanities leg, the students who work on the thesis refresher course, discernment talks, the Humanities Week and others. These, and probably, other future jobs, constitute my last say in the Ateneo. Hopefully, I could still do my classes well, remain in the dean's list, and achieve my fourth year goal, graduation with honors. (Hey, the seniors' final exams will be on Feb 22-24.)
The draft picks
I have three slots to fill up, Theo 131/141, Philo 103/104 and Histo 166. I got 92 as my random number, so hopefully, every class I want to enroll under would still be open.
I'm planning to free up my schedule during T-TH so I could designate them for my other extra-curricular activities, and of course, free time. I already have one class, my practicum, on T-Th, and if possible, I don't want to have one more subject. I would even place a subject in the M-W-F, 7:30 slot, since I usually arrive in ADMU at 6 am.
I also don't want to go home late. However, that writing seminar, which has yet to show up and reveal its schedule, strongly emits the essence of a 4:30-7:30 timeslot, much like the previous years. Hopefully, it wouldn't be the case this year.
The bloom in June
Yes, June 1, regform day, the first sign of the school season. And, of course, for the very first time, I would be doing something on that date besides celebrating my birthday.
"Teka lang, paki-ulit nga iyon."
"Oo, kaarawan ko na sa ika-1 ng Hunyo."
"Ba't 'di ko alam iyon? Ba't di mo sinabi?"
"Wala lang. Hindi ka naman nagtanong."
"Ilang taon ka na?"
"21"
"Oh, kailan party? BLOWOUT!"
"'Di ko alam kung meron nga."
"Kung ganoon, happy birthday na lang."
"May KFC chicken fillet ako rito. May pure chicken, lettuce at pepper mayo, gusto mo?"
"Sige ba."
"'E di bumili ka."
If you ask me what I want, I really don't know. Have a Karaoke Revolution for my PS2? Is there a party? I don't know. We'll just wait and see what happens.
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Milo's "The Four Stages of Happy Birthday"
1. Happy Birthday
This happens usually around the grade school years. This is the stage where you count how many days left until our birthday a month ahead, and keep bugging everyone you know that your birthday is near. you love celebrating your birthdays because you get to invite your friends and relatives, play around, eat ice cream and cake, and most especially, receive all types of presents. You have big presents, plenty of food, party hats and all the works. you always look forward to that single day where everyone in the world becomes your friend, and get what you want from them.
2. Birthday
This happens around the high school to college years. When the value of material things wear away, and the nth type of cake feels a little too sweet for you, you've reached the second stage. It's your birthday, and usually, you just spend it among the family. This is also the stage where people don't flaunt that their birthday is near. Most of the time, your circle of friends don't even know when your birthday is. Sometimes, you just give out little cupcakes while saying that "It's my birthday, and that's why I'm treating you." No lavish decorations, no huge spreads. However, sometimes, your wallet sometimes does the thinking, because you'd shell for the blowouts and receive a little in return. This is a bit different when girls reach 18 for their debut, but it goes back to this stage after it. For boys, well, there's no traditional debut at 21.
3. Day
This usually happens years after college when you start working. No one seems to care that it's your birthday. If there are, they would just greet you, sometimes as if obliged to, nothing else. You usually spend it with your family, if you have one of your own, go back to your roots and spend it with your parents and siblings, or with yourself. You might treat people to a bottle of champagne, but that's it. That happy birthday now becomes just a day, hooray, it's your birthday. Often, people hide their ages, along with their birthdays. You might even forget that it is your birthday since it has become so ordinary, so ritualistic, so normal.
4. Happy Birthday
It reverts back to the Happy Birthday stage when you reach 50 to 60. People celebrate your birthday because you've reach the golden and/or retirement age. Let's celebrate, you've gone the extra mile, served our country, did hopefully everything you wanted to. This is where everyone congratulates you on your seemingly extraordinary feat.
Why must a sweet girl get sick again despite all treatments and operations she had in the past? What did she do to deserve being confined in a hospital over and over again? Can't a person live her teenage years anymore?
I just don't see why someone has to undergo such natural suffering. It just pains me that I took care of her ever since we got to know each other, and became one of her closest friends, but couldn't do anything to break this seemingly neverending loop. I just have to rely on prayer alone, and hope that she would completely recover from her condition, whatever it may be.
The schoolyear ahead
An IT Ateneo Placement rep, a self-appointed head of the Fine Arts Festival, and the computer-techie guy for the Sanggu School of Humanities leg, the students who work on the thesis refresher course, discernment talks, the Humanities Week and others. These, and probably, other future jobs, constitute my last say in the Ateneo. Hopefully, I could still do my classes well, remain in the dean's list, and achieve my fourth year goal, graduation with honors. (Hey, the seniors' final exams will be on Feb 22-24.)
The draft picks
I have three slots to fill up, Theo 131/141, Philo 103/104 and Histo 166. I got 92 as my random number, so hopefully, every class I want to enroll under would still be open.
I'm planning to free up my schedule during T-TH so I could designate them for my other extra-curricular activities, and of course, free time. I already have one class, my practicum, on T-Th, and if possible, I don't want to have one more subject. I would even place a subject in the M-W-F, 7:30 slot, since I usually arrive in ADMU at 6 am.
I also don't want to go home late. However, that writing seminar, which has yet to show up and reveal its schedule, strongly emits the essence of a 4:30-7:30 timeslot, much like the previous years. Hopefully, it wouldn't be the case this year.
The bloom in June
Yes, June 1, regform day, the first sign of the school season. And, of course, for the very first time, I would be doing something on that date besides celebrating my birthday.
"Teka lang, paki-ulit nga iyon."
"Oo, kaarawan ko na sa ika-1 ng Hunyo."
"Ba't 'di ko alam iyon? Ba't di mo sinabi?"
"Wala lang. Hindi ka naman nagtanong."
"Ilang taon ka na?"
"21"
"Oh, kailan party? BLOWOUT!"
"'Di ko alam kung meron nga."
"Kung ganoon, happy birthday na lang."
"May KFC chicken fillet ako rito. May pure chicken, lettuce at pepper mayo, gusto mo?"
"Sige ba."
"'E di bumili ka."
If you ask me what I want, I really don't know. Have a Karaoke Revolution for my PS2? Is there a party? I don't know. We'll just wait and see what happens.
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Milo's "The Four Stages of Happy Birthday"
1. Happy Birthday
This happens usually around the grade school years. This is the stage where you count how many days left until our birthday a month ahead, and keep bugging everyone you know that your birthday is near. you love celebrating your birthdays because you get to invite your friends and relatives, play around, eat ice cream and cake, and most especially, receive all types of presents. You have big presents, plenty of food, party hats and all the works. you always look forward to that single day where everyone in the world becomes your friend, and get what you want from them.
2. Birthday
This happens around the high school to college years. When the value of material things wear away, and the nth type of cake feels a little too sweet for you, you've reached the second stage. It's your birthday, and usually, you just spend it among the family. This is also the stage where people don't flaunt that their birthday is near. Most of the time, your circle of friends don't even know when your birthday is. Sometimes, you just give out little cupcakes while saying that "It's my birthday, and that's why I'm treating you." No lavish decorations, no huge spreads. However, sometimes, your wallet sometimes does the thinking, because you'd shell for the blowouts and receive a little in return. This is a bit different when girls reach 18 for their debut, but it goes back to this stage after it. For boys, well, there's no traditional debut at 21.
3. Day
This usually happens years after college when you start working. No one seems to care that it's your birthday. If there are, they would just greet you, sometimes as if obliged to, nothing else. You usually spend it with your family, if you have one of your own, go back to your roots and spend it with your parents and siblings, or with yourself. You might treat people to a bottle of champagne, but that's it. That happy birthday now becomes just a day, hooray, it's your birthday. Often, people hide their ages, along with their birthdays. You might even forget that it is your birthday since it has become so ordinary, so ritualistic, so normal.
4. Happy Birthday
It reverts back to the Happy Birthday stage when you reach 50 to 60. People celebrate your birthday because you've reach the golden and/or retirement age. Let's celebrate, you've gone the extra mile, served our country, did hopefully everything you wanted to. This is where everyone congratulates you on your seemingly extraordinary feat.
May 14, 2004
Walang maisulat.
Tapos na ang eleksyon, ngunit...
TULOY PA RIN ANG KAMPANYA NI EDDIE GIL!
Official Campaign Song: Charlen May Gil "Hello Papa, Hello Mama"
Maraming nagsasabi na walang plataporma si Eddie Gil, na puro kalokohan lamang siya. Ngunit naririto ang patunay na mayroon nga talaga siyang plataporma (hindi ito patawa) at hindi dapat siya na-disqualify dahil hindi natural born ang kanyang buhok.
TULOY PA RIN ANG KAMPANYA NI EDDIE GIL!
Official Campaign Song: Charlen May Gil "Hello Papa, Hello Mama"
Maraming nagsasabi na walang plataporma si Eddie Gil, na puro kalokohan lamang siya. Ngunit naririto ang patunay na mayroon nga talaga siyang plataporma (hindi ito patawa) at hindi dapat siya na-disqualify dahil hindi natural born ang kanyang buhok.
May 12, 2004
Alin, alin, aling ang na-iba?
Hindi ko talaga minsan maintindihan ang mga tao. Kapag ba hindi kayo nagkapareho sa hilig sa musika, paniniwala o kahit ano pa, dapat ba tratuhin siyang parang sakit na kinakailangang puksahin sa mundong ibabaw? Kung nalaman mo na mahilig ang isang kaibigan mo sa isang bagay na kinamumuhian mo, dapat bang itakwil mo na siya kahit na mababaw lamang ang bagay na iyon?
Katulad ng nakasanayan ko na tuwing nasa internet ako, dumadaan ako sa iba't-ibang blog. Sa isang napuntahan ko, may isang kumento na na nagpapatangal lamang sa listahan ng kanyang kaibigan. Subalit, sa paraan ng kanyang pagkakasulat, parang isa siyang mamamatay tao na nasa impluwensya ng bawal na gamot. Isa pa, sa kanyang marahas na pamamaraan ng pagkakasulat, maaari rin itong mailagay sa isang kaso ng grave threat kung magsasampa man ang pinadalhan nito.
Oo nga at may karapatan tayo sa kanya-kanyang mga hilig, ngunit hindi naman kinakailangang tratuhin ang kausap niyo na parang isang taong nilikha lamang sa isang maruming libro. Walang isang tao na kagayang-kagaya mo, kahit ang pinakamalapit na kaibigan o kakambal mo. Maaaring milya-milya ang haba ng pagkakapareho ng hilig niyo, ngunit may laging isang banda pa rin na hindi kayo magtutugma at magkakatalo. Kahit na makaya ng agham na gumawa ng clone mo, hindi pa rin siya kagaya mo.
Katulad ng nakasanayan ko na tuwing nasa internet ako, dumadaan ako sa iba't-ibang blog. Sa isang napuntahan ko, may isang kumento na na nagpapatangal lamang sa listahan ng kanyang kaibigan. Subalit, sa paraan ng kanyang pagkakasulat, parang isa siyang mamamatay tao na nasa impluwensya ng bawal na gamot. Isa pa, sa kanyang marahas na pamamaraan ng pagkakasulat, maaari rin itong mailagay sa isang kaso ng grave threat kung magsasampa man ang pinadalhan nito.
Oo nga at may karapatan tayo sa kanya-kanyang mga hilig, ngunit hindi naman kinakailangang tratuhin ang kausap niyo na parang isang taong nilikha lamang sa isang maruming libro. Walang isang tao na kagayang-kagaya mo, kahit ang pinakamalapit na kaibigan o kakambal mo. Maaaring milya-milya ang haba ng pagkakapareho ng hilig niyo, ngunit may laging isang banda pa rin na hindi kayo magtutugma at magkakatalo. Kahit na makaya ng agham na gumawa ng clone mo, hindi pa rin siya kagaya mo.