Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Numb

They say that numbing oneself to adversity is not a good thing. Numbing oneself prolongs the suffering. A long time will pass before acceptance sets in.

In connection, a false sense of acceptance is not a good thing as well. You tend to pretend to have accepted adversity, when in fact you haven't faced everything about it.

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Have I accepted everything about not joining the graduation march tomorrow? I've gone through the false acceptance stage; right now I feel nothing. I'm numb. Stone.

Saturday, March 26, 2005

School

I never thought I'd be saying this, but I miss school already.

During the past four years of college life, I've been wishing that the years would pass by quickly, and how often I'd fume because the days won't go by fast enough. I wanted a lot of things - a high-salaried job, a car, a snazzy phone, a cool wardrobe, nights out, lots of money to burn - basically, I wanted to live the high life, instead of suffering through the most boring lectures on how to apply theorems to solve discrete mathematical problems.

Okay, so maybe I don't miss everything about school - I certainly don't miss going to boring classes (disclaimer - not all the classes I've ever had are boring). But if there's one thing I miss about school, it's hanging out with friends and classmates. Even though I never was really that close to most of my classmates, I still found them quite interesting to be with. Much like being in your own Friends show. It'd be something like hanging out in various places around UST, or even in the classrooms while waiting for professors to show up for class.

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This photo was taken by Anna before the Baccalaureate Mass parade. It's most of the guys in our class, with the very first college professor that we've met as a class. The guys in the photo are Jerry, Harry, Edwin, Allan, Lele (in the background), Ma'am Cha, Dennis, Poleeh, me, Darren, and the two guys at the bottom part are Aaron and Gheoff.

I'm getting kinda hungry right now. I'd eat, if only it weren't the dawn of black Saturday.

Sunday, March 20, 2005

Prowls Along Blog Country

Joey has a very interesting tidbit right here. This actually is something I've never learned anywhere else. If this is fact, then my lower age limit would be (at this moment) 16.5 years old. That's right, 16.5 years old. That would be a thrill, but two words act as a very good deterrent: statutory rape.
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Anna is pressured due to different factors. She put into words what I haven't been able to say until now - we both wish that the graduation wasn't due for maybe about three years.
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Gaget is pissed. Having experienced so many instances like what she experienced on the 18th of March, I quite sympathize with her. Taragis, that'd really piss me off too.
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Mommy Mhy hasn't been as prolific as she used to, as evidenced by the timestamp on her last post. Hoping she's fine, and that she will be writing again soon.
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Donna will be closing shop, as she put it, for a while. According to her, she just doesn't have the drive to write about every little bit of detail happening in her life right now. My sincerest wishes that she may continue to be this happy.
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There just isn't anything to write about my life right now, not unless you count having spent most of the afternoon covering my six (yes, six) Harry Potter books in plastic for their own protection. Why six? I've got two Book Ones in stock, and I'm unwilling to part with them. Sorry, you'll just have to get your own.

Or maybe the fact that I regret not having spent the last two years of my college life with one of the people I considered to be one of my very good friends. (Rhez, if you're reading this, I'm referring to you.) Back then I thought that I'd always spend college life (and the endless lunch periods) with her around, but she had to move to Glendale after our second year. I miss hearing her saying "Can I just be dead?" or "I'm sooo good, I hate it."

Whoa... Come to think of it, I did have something to write about.

Friday, March 18, 2005

Baccalaureate

For the first time in a long while (around two weeks), I spent time again with my classmates. It was still the same story, with so much laughter all around us. But this is something I'll be missing so much once the month of March is over. Putting everything in perspective, sometimes being a student just about beats everything. No organizational activity will ever surpass the bonding of classmates.
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It was because of the Baccalaureate Mass that I was once again with my classmates. Initially, I thought that the Baccalaureate would either be (a) moved to a new venue or (b) postponed for a new date, on account of the rain. But, evidently, God must really like someone in UST, since the rain stopped early enough so that the major parts of the field wasn't as muddy as the other parts. Anyway, after the mass, the program commenced with the pinning ceremony and the ceremony of the light. Pledge, etcetera, etcetera, then a rather dazzling and awesome fireworks display - "C U in 2011" - which must've cost a lot.
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So denied,so I lied,
Are you the now or never kind
In a day and a day love
I'm gonna be gone for good again
Are you willing to be had,
Are you cool with just tonight?
Here's a toast to all those who hear me all too well

Here's to the nights we felt alive
Here's to the tears you knew you'd cry
Here's to goodbye
Tomorrow's gonna come too soon

Put your name on the line
Along with place and time
Wanna stay not to go,
I wanna ditch the logical
Here's a toast to all those who hear me all too well

Here's to the nights we felt alive
Here's to the tears you knew you'd cry
Here's to goodbye
Tomorrow's gonna come too soon

All my time is frozen motion
Can't I stay an hour or two or more
Don't let me let you go
Here's a toast to all those who hear me all too well

Here's to the nights we felt alive
Here's to the tears you knew you'd cry
Here's to good bye
Tomorrow's gonna come too soon

Here's to the nights we felt alive
Here's to the tears you knew you'd cry
Here's to good bye
Tomorrow's gonna come too soon
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Heard at the Baccalaureate Ceremonies:

Hosts: The Faculty of Engineering!
(Eng'g students cheering, ICS students clapping)
Hosts: And now, the College of Science!
(Sci students cheering, ICS students cheering and laughing)
AJ: (laughing) Mga pasaway!!! Nyahahahaha!!!
Doc Sev (Science Dean): Kayo ba yung mga nakikisigaw?
Ma'am Pearl (ICS Chair): Dean, mga anak niyo rin yang mga 'yan dati... Simula dito...
Doc Sev: Ahh, kayo pala yun eh... Iniwanan niyo na kami...
1 ICS Student: Di nga po... Ipinamigay niyo po kami... :(
Sci and Eng'g Students: Ahh, kaya pala...

Friday, March 11, 2005

Depressed

Reasons:

+ Thesis still not finished
+ Problems on inter-organizational matters
+ Academic records on hold
+ Possible administrative and legal action

Things I'm most anxious about:

+ Not being able to march
+ Disappointment of my parents
+ Thesis
+ Possible administrative and legal action

If I could go back in time I would:

+ Decline the presidency
+ Concentrate on academics
+ Try to finish our thesis on time

But since I can't:

+ Try to finish our thesis within the month
+ Work on the inter-organizational problems

Now, can anyone blame me if I'm so depressed nowadays?

Monday, March 7, 2005

The C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-N-G Song

(SpongeBob)
I call this one the “Campfire Song” song

Let’s gather round the campfire and sing our campfire song
Our c-a-m-p-f-i-r-e s-o-n-g song
And if you don’t think that we can sing it faster then you’re wrong
But it’ll help if you just sing aloooooong…

(Patrick)
Bum…Bum…Bum…

(SpongeBob)
c-a-m-p-f-i-r-e s-o-n-g song
c-a-m-p-f-i-r-e s-o-n-g song
And if you don’t think that we can sing it faster then you’re wrong
But it’ll help if you just sing along

c-a-m-p-f-i-r-e s-o-n-g song. Patrick!

(Patrick)
Song!!! c-a-m-p-f-i-r-e ---

(Spongebob)
SQUIDWARD!
*silence*

GOOD!!!
It’ll help!
It’ll heeeeeeelp!!!
If you just sing aloooooooong!
(BOOM! CRASH!)
OH YEAH!!!!
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Okay, so I'm a kid at heart. Sue me.

Tuesday, March 1, 2005

Rants part 1

Something I've gotta get off my mind before I finish studying for the final exams...

Announcing something to make everyone notice you is something that ticks me off. For instance, Goyong in the Maggi Spaghetti commercial where he goes "Birthday ko ngayoooonn!!!" is quite pathetic. Sure, his only goal was to announce that he loves eating commercialized spaghetti, but his way of announcing it is too pathetic in my opinion.

Another actual instance of this, which really ticked me off... There's this certain girl who, at certain days of the month, sends text messages to every Sun subscriber in her phonebook. Her message? "Hello friends! Please text my friend here, 0922-*******, and greet him a happy monthsary. Thanks. Ü" Okay, so her friend's celebrating a monthsary with his girlfriend. Fine. So her friend's also a Sun subscriber. Fine. So Sun's got this 24/7 Call and Text Unlimited Promo. Fine. But even though I'm on postpaid, I don't greet him a happy monthsary. Why?

Reason #1: I don't have 24/7, and being the economical (read: kuripot guy that I am, I'd rather not waste my free SMS on that.
Reason #2: I don't know him, and he doesn't know me. Why should I text him all of a sudden?
Reason #3: I am a living, breathing, thinking human person, and I am just too stubborn to be programmed by other people on what to do, when to do it, etc.
Reason #4: It's pathetic. Announcing monthsaries just to get people to congratulate you for surviving another month together is way too lame.

What did happen afterwards? I did a little research (piece of cake), and guess what I found out? This girl's friend is actually her boyfriend. 'Nuff said.