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Entries for January, 2005
January 3, 2005
What Kind of Soul Am I?
Posted at 09:51 PM
You Are a Dreaming Soul
Your vivid emotions and imagination takes you away from this world
So much so that you tend to live in your head most of the time
You have great dreams and ambitions that could be the envy of all...
But for you, following through with your dreams is a bit difficult
You are charming, endearing, and people tend to love you.
Forgiving and tolerant, you see the world through rose colored glasses.
Underneath it all, you have a ton of passion that you hide from others.
Always hopeful, you tend to expect positive outcomes in your life.
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January 5, 2005
First Day of Classes Year 2005
Posted at 06:08 PM
For most people, classes started early this year (January 3) but for us, it started on the 5th of January - a wednesday. I have nothing against weeks that do not start with mondays, but then, starting classes on the middle of the week need some getting used to. Actually, a lot of things happened today. I met my blockmates again, namiss ko na talaga sila. It is funny how before ORSEM, I thought making new friends would be so difficult.. I think I was proven wrong.
PE (Volleyball) : *sigh* panira tlga ito ng sched ko.. imagine.. dapat 11:30 ang start ng classes ko.. but no.. kailangan 8 am ito... so i woke up early... rushed to Ateneo and then warmed up for the game. Natutuwa naman ako at pumapasok na ulit ang service ko... and nagkakaroon na ng direction. Thanks to Erick and another team mate... nanalo naman kami... four against us three kasi... 
Filipino : I actually like the teacher in this subject. Super taas ng standards niya pero fair naman siya. Feel ko mahirap makakuha ng mataas na grade, pero if I work hard enough, sana naman... She returned my Lam-Ang review, got a C+/B, ewan.. parang ang baba niya magbigay... maganda naman ang ginawa ko eh.. hehe.. i just got to adjust to her standards.
Math : Dr. Flor returned our Math Long Test. At hindi na ako nagulat na nagkatotoo ang aking prediction sa aking LT #2 grade... well at least pasado... talagang mahirap ang Math 20 : Calculus for Economists...basta.. kailangang malampasan ito... She gave us some homework and FREE CUT na kami for the rest of the week. Bakit naka CAPS ang free cut?, kasi minsan lang yan mangyari, once in a blue moon... glad that we wont be seeing her (not because i dont like her, i just dont like her subject.)
English : From math class, Jofel and me went to Sec A na for our English class, but no... Free Cut! Sayang naman kasi may LIT pa! (If only nauna ang Lit before English *sigh*) Ended up wasting money on World Tops with Jofel. (Pero, talagang masarap ang lechon kawali tops nila... )
Lit : Jofel and me were late sa Lit (tumagal kasi kami sa World Tops). As usual, halos wala na naman ang kalahati ng block sa Lit... it is usually like that kung free cut sa english. When we entered the classroom, the teacher said some words and then dismissed us... nyeta.. parang pumasok lang kami para sa wala... sana we went home directly na lang...
Haaaaaaaaay....parang ang hirap pumasok kapag wednesday.... ang daling mapagod.. o di naman kaya dahil sa PE lang yon? hehe... anyway.. glad to be back to school.. no matter how much I deny it.. love ko talaga pumasok sa school...it makes me feel that I have a purpose.. maliban sa pagtulog at pagkain sa bahay.
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January 6, 2005
Soooo Happy Together!
Posted at 06:56 PM
Today was really fun. I only had Zoology Lab and Zoology Lecture and then I went with Pam, Dawn, Justin, Jofel, Mario and Vin to Gateway Mall to watch a film. We had trouble deciding which film to watch. I really was determined to watch So Happy Together (featuring Kris Aquino and Eric Quizon.) The problem was that Vin, Mario, Jofel and Pam already watched it. After contemplating for a while, four of us went to watch So Happy Together (Justin, Dawn and me plus si Pam who was kind enough to join us even though she already watched it.) The rest went to watch another movie.. something kung fu-ish...
I actually admire Kris Aquino. As in, the best talaga siya! - the main reason why I wanted to watch this film. I was laughing all the way. Before I watched it, I asked around for comments about the film and they said it was putol-putol and that the story was inconsistent. I really dont understand why I didn't think it was so. Naintindihan ko naman eh, it made sense. I really liked the acting (all except the Star Struck people... parang parsely, kahit wala sila.. ok lang... ) All in all, I liked the movie. In other words, may tama. It was a comedy flick but what it was trying to say goes beyond the deepest of words. Everyone has friends, friends that they will treasure all their lives and this is what this movie is all about. Friendship. The gift of friendship, something that above all else, everyone must have.
This made me think, do I have that kind of friendship that Lian and Osmond (sp?) have? I would like to think that I do, but if I don't my wish is this:
That I find one or grow one out of the precious friendships that I have.
At this moment in time, that is what I am looking for, finding true friends before finding the one. Friendships truly are gifts that keep on giving and I thank God that I have friends that I really treasure. So Happy Together really did make my day, sulit ang 99 pesos na binayad ko. Such a reflection from something so funny and entertaining is something so rare.
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January 11, 2005
Fixed the problem!
Posted at 08:42 PM
Well, I am so glad that I was able to restore my blog to its previous state! I am in no mood to type away.. so all I have to say is THANK YOU! hehe.. i thought my tabulas would be gone forever (actually.. no... but the content does not want to show up!)! *sigh*
Hope that everyone is happy today... i will just edit this post soon.. when i have time!
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January 12, 2005
Zoology Hell Week!
Posted at 06:55 PM
*currently in the middle of Zoology Hell Week!*
Well, everyone knew it was coming.. everyone knew that we can only postpone it for a little while... but why does Zoology have to be this hard?
I actually liked Botany - no book, great teacher, great blockmates, great schedule.. i really had fun! (plus Botany lab is just like having a 2 hour break specially if you sit at the back of the room!)
Zoology on the other hand is hard - thick book which is sooo expensive, lousy sched... but I am glad I still have that same teacher (Go Crisanto!) and great blockmates (plus an additional one ^_^)!
I just had my long test last tuesday and it was so damn hard.. i wasn't even able to go back and recheck my answers. That long test was so by-the-book. I was rechecking my answers last night and the answers were all in the book every last word. I know that it should have been easy because the test type was multiple choice.. but then.. if you can't differentiate between the answers.. then there is no point of having choices!
Plus... we have a Zoology Lab Exam tomorrow. Bukas na... and I still have not studied yet. Why not? I do have other things to do right? (like type nonsense here... ^_^) It is kinda difficult as we have to identify different tissues and shit.. and un-luckily for me (and the rest of the class).. I dont have a handy microscope and slides at home to practice on... how the hell am I going to identify those things tomorrow? Well... guessing has been successful last sem.. why not this sem right?
Hopefully... our teacher made an easy lab test... hopefully... *please God*
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January 13, 2005
Sayang Talaga
Posted at 07:08 PM
I am glad that I have you for a friend, i really am. That is the reason why I dont understand how you did that to me. It would have been all right if you only did that once - I could have understood but to do it twice and in front of a lot of people.. that is just too much. I thought you were different, I thought you had what I look for in friends - i guess i was wrong.
Goodbye friend. I thought I found a friend in you. Now I see things clearly.
Not to be a bitch, but I really was hurt. And besides, we were never that close anyway. Goodluck and farewell.
*sigh* In the quest to get close to friends, sometimes you have to experience the worst in some friends to realize the best in other ones. So in a way, thank you, thank you for making me appreciate those friends who do not have your lack of respect and courtesy.
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Nga pala, thanks to Nikolai. Salamat talaga for the gift. You truly are one of the closest friends that I have. I really miss you na! Umuwi ka na kasi dito... kung mayaman lang sana ako... 'di dapat madalas tayong nagkikita... hehe. 
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January 16, 2005
About fitting in...
Posted at 05:21 PM
I watched the movie "What a Girl Wants" yesterday (Star Movies). It was a great movie complete with a perfect mix of touching parts and comedic parts. All in all, Amanda Bynes really did do well.
One of the things that really did leave a lasting impression on me is what the guy said to Amanda:
"Why try so hard to fit in, when you were born to stand out?"
And so I thought, why does everyone want to fit in? Come to think of it, we are ALL born to stand out - each and every one of us. WE are all different, even identical twins are really different. While studying zoology, the textbook states that the saying that exemplifies our relationships in this world is "unity of diversity". Pero mahirap.
Mahirap makahanap ng katapangan na maging iba, na lumayo sa sinasabing normal ng lipunan.
Personally, I feel that I have made mistakes in thinking that what is normal is ideal, that what is normal is correct. It made me think that this world is cruel to people who are different - people who act, think and talk differently.
Why let society dictate who you are? Why blend in? Who would want to completely disappear in a sea of familiarity and ordinary-ness?
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January 19, 2005
Calculus
Posted at 05:29 PM
After 2 long tests averaging on around 60  or so...anyone would think that I should have learned my lesson.. and i already have. I am currently studying for my Calculus long test number three. But it is just so damn hard! even the basics are hard enough to understand.. but no... the math department has to make the test more complex to "authentically test what the student has learned".. buwiset talaga...
kahit di ko pa natatake yung test.. wala.. expected ko na bukas... I will use a huge fraction of my time in Math looking at that paper with a blank face... bakit ba ang hirap ng Calculus? why does my teacher have to be so difficult. and her initials are F. F. F... foreshadowing? I hope not!]
Basta.. I will work hard na lang.. study a bit... watch Lovers in paris... study some more and have a good night's sleep.
Goodluck na lang talaga sa mga nagtatake ng Math 20 Calculus for Economists.
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January 23, 2005
White Noise
Posted at 11:34 AM
Have you ever heard of EVP? Well, EVP is Electronic Voice Phenomena - a creepy discovery that the dead can be able to contact us through what we call "static" in our radios, televisions and other devices we use for communication and transmission.
Just imagine... recieving a transmission not from your favorite radio station but from your dead grandmother, a dead husband, a dead wife, a dead friend... you get the idea.
Scary right? Definitely.
Jofel, Mario Bombie and me went to Robinson's Novaliches yesterday to watch a movie. We were supposedly going to watch "Raise your Voice" but since Lakki (Jofel's sister) was not able to make it... (soyyr lakki.. sayang. next time na lang.) we decided to watch White Noise instead.
Going there was great. Had a lot of laughs with the three... la lang.. masaya talaga sila kasama. We ate La Paz Batchoy in the trendy side (the annex) of SM Fairview... something that I have wanted the three experience for the longest time. Sana naman nagustuhan nila..
And then we went inside the movie house.. (nilibre kami ni jofel!) And so the movie started... I can't beleive that I screamed so loudly... I was so ashamed... and there was one point when it was not scary but all four of us screamed... something so shameful.
And kung sino pa ang nagyaya na manood ng White Noise (Bombie and Mario) sila pa ang pinakanatakot.
Haha... sumakit na nga ang braso ko dahil kay Mario.. hehe... kapit-bisig... parang pagwewelga... as in.. it was a really scary movie... and the story is simple..predictable.. but in no way disappointing. There is no long haired asian girl creeping about (hindi pa ba kayo nasasawa dito?)... but then.. i guess the simplistic nature of the conflict and the possibility that it can occur in any tv, radio, phone... that just scares me.
All in all, I suggest you watch it... with your friends. Have someone to hold you close... to scream with... trust me.. you dont want to be in a dark cinema alone watching this movie.
I really did have a great time. Thank you. It was a great end to a very tiring saturday.
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Anyway, here I am typing away.. when i still have lit midterms...
The question?
Explore in a well written esay how the character's consciousness in both stories is influenced beyond their control. Is the individual for example, capable of thinking individually? Is individual consciousness nothing but an expression of collective belief?
goodluck... goodluck.
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January 26, 2005
Why is life so unfair?
Posted at 11:42 PM
well, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, i spent my time answering onof the hardest tests I have ever taken. What then is that test? Math midterms.... Math 20 - Calculus for Economists midterms. Sa name pa lang mukhang masaya na.. di ba?
You are so wrong. Actually, it was not that difficult... i spent around 3 hours yesterday studying past midterms and sample long tests to try to at least prepare for the test. I guess it was a bit successful. The test was actually easier than what I am used to with my Math teacher...
scenario :
Math teacher makes long tests. Math department makes midterms and finals. Hard teacher makes hard long tests. Hard long tests make you learn more. When you learn more, you get to answer more complicated questions. When you know how to answer complicated questions.. midterms become a bit easier.
did that make sense? hehe...
so.. I did CUT literature: Intro to Poetry this day. My First ever cut that is beneficial.. meaning.. i got something out of it... half cuts from PE and Zoology (tardiness) dont count.. haha
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After the math long test, Jofel, Justin and I went home together.. commute! haha... but we had to ride a taxi because we had to wait for so long if we were going to ride a jeepney. We ate at Robinson's in Tandang Sora (o di ba! may Robinson's na sa may Tandang Sora). I had a great time.. a lot of things revealed.. yung iba sadya.. yung iba hindi.. ah basta... minsan talaga umaandar ang pagkatactless ko.. hehe
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In the end, parang gusto ko nang matapos ang linggo na ito. Parang all that I was anticipating for this week was Math Midterms... bakit ganon? bakit kailangan kong pahirapan ko ang sarili ko sa kursong ito.. bakit management economics?? marami naman kurso diyan ah... yung walang math.. yung walang halos gagawin... yung madaling magDL... pero ayaw ko... ayaw ko ng madaling kurso.. sayang naman di ba? para saan pa ang utak kung hindi gagamitin? Kung hindi sasanaying mag-isip pa lalo. Wala rin naman akong masisisi... kasi ako rin ang pumili ng kursong ito.
I know it is difficult. But it will pass.
something that does not kill you, only makes you stronger.
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