Finally, an update!
Posted at 04:26 PM
Well, I'm finally done with the semester and I've already recovered some of my lost sleep, so the next step is of course to update this tabulas of mine. *sigh* its always been like this, the last few weeks of the semester would hardly have entries, which somehow shows how busy I am during those times. Well, this semester was no different. So for my many readers (naks, many daw o!), here's one entry to compensate for the lost time. haha I may have been gone for weeks I think, but I know deep inside, you know you love me (from Gossip Girls).
So anyway here are some things that have been going on:
1. I have been catching up on my DVD marathons. I went to Quiapo right after my Philo Orals just to celebrate the end of my semester and I spent a fortune on DVDs... haha and I think I made several muslims super happy that day. haha I bought Brothers and Sisters(Season One), How I Met Your Mother (Season Two) and other movies that I'm too ashamed to post here because it would just show how behind I am in terms of watching recent movies. Consider this, I just watched Disturbia a few hours ago. I've been sooo deprived of movies this semester - except tagalog movies... haha I have Mandy to thank for that. hahaha mabuhay ang panonood ng tagalog movies sa Gateway. haha
2. Actually, one series that I have to give special mention to is of course, Gilmore Girls. I know I've blogged about it for the nth time, but you can't blame me - I mean I practically grew up with Gilmore Girls. "Watching them truly feels like eating five hours worth of ice-crem sundaes and not getting sick afterwards. Frankly, it's the TV equivalent of comfort food to me." As far as I could remember, it has been part of my saturday high school ritual. Being the good boy that I was in high school, i practically never went out during saturdays then and after dinner, I'd watch 7th Heaven and then Gilmore Girls. It was right about my own graduation from Ateneo High School when I watched Rory graduate from Chilton. She was recieving her Harvard and Yale acceptance letters as I was recieving mine - well not actually Harvard and Yale, but you get the idea - think more of ADMU and less Ivy League (not unless you count ADMU as the ivy league counterpart of Harvard/Yale in the Phil.) haha And now, just as I am about to graduate from college, Rory just graduated from Yale. Its just like for some bizarre reason, our lives are parallel. haha you may think i'm weird... haha but hey, these are undeniable similarities... so just let me be... hahaha
So anyway, she graduated from Yale and there were a lot of surprises along the way. The whole town(starshallow) was so damn perfect, the people too! and I mean, its like I want to live there as well. Pero I know that its like in some studio in Los Angeles so that breaks the whole fantasy. And the last episode of the last season showed Rory not actually getting the fellowship that she wanted but instead took her chance to work for an online magazine. And she had to leave in just 3 days after her graduation. So of course, Lorelai wasn't really prepared, and their conversations we're sooo emotional. Ewan, there were so many scenes intended to be tear jerkers.. omg, and I guess it was a great end for an amazing series. I loved the way the did the ending - theres just so many possibilities. Plus, the ending was a scene where Lorelai and Rory were eating at Lukes - just like what was in the first episode of the very first season. It was an excellent touch, fully appreciated by true fans of the series like me. In the end, it was like I was waving goodbye to that town as well, just like Rory.
With Charmed, Harry Potter and Gilmore Girls ending, its just like I'm slowly realizing how old I really am. I mean, these were part of my teenager years. and now, I'm 20 - the big 2-0. I'm not talking about the end-of-innocence crap but I guess, its more of the end of those that are familiar. I mean I have the books (for HP) and DVDs (charmed and gilmore girls) but then, its just different. Its like I'm done with this era of familiarity. And I guess, i'm in a whole new league. Of course its foolish to think that things wont change.. of course they would. But I really miss those days, *sigh* i guess, thats what good memories are made of, right?
3. Anyway, the next topic I want to talk about is my trip to Cartimar. So anyway, when I go to cartimar, it goes without saying that I spent money there. haha I can't help it. Its like if shoes are for Imelda Marcos, then my guilty pleasure is buying things inCartimar. haha well, not really things, pets actually. So, I went there yesterday. And its still under construction. You see, when I first went there - a few years ago - thanks to Bombie, It was perfect. I mean, there were so many pet shops and they were all there in that area - you're free to roam around, go in and out of pet shops, and then come back after.
But now, its all under construction. And, all of the pet shops are stuck in this narrow alleyway - imagine trying to cram all of one "village" into one narrow street. I can't look and scrutinize properly plus the choices are not really that diverse anymore. Plus, one thing about the tinderas staying so close to each other is that there are no more price disparities since they can actually talk to each other about that. So in the end, its not really that pleasant of an experience anymore. But still, I spent. haha I ended up spending more actually. I bought Pearl Scale goldfishes yesterday - for 30 pesos each. I actually had four pearl scale babies before - which I bought for 2 pesos each and I named Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Paige (siyempre, quite like Charmed). One died the day after I bought them, so I got left with three - quite like how Prue died sa Charmed di ba, pero I think for the fishes, its phoebe who died haha!! haha So ayun, my pond is looking livelier now than it has been for a long long time.
But the only thing is that I dont know what to do with my aquarium. Its been in this pathetic algae-clad state ever since my angel fishes died. I'm actually thinking of storing it in the attic/third floor, but I don't know what to do with the two small hammerhead sharks there. Anyway, I'll probably think of something soon. Who knows, maybe I'll buy an arowana? But then again, maybe not.
4. Anyway, onto the mammals. Well, Mitten is hmmm, getting older. He's almost eight years old, and he's losing his teeth. I know he isn't going to live forever, which makes it difficult for me since I never really had a pet who died (not unless you count the countless hermit crabs that I bought as a child.) I'm trying to buy him lots of food and giving him medicine once in a while so that he'll be healthy. Hmmm, Goblet is, well, fat. haha nothing new about that. It seems that all my pets are destined to be fat anyway - especially when you look at the food we give them. Plus, he's got a lot of fans. haha When we both take a walk, people look at him more - not that I'm jealous or anything. haha And last but not the least, Cielo. Well, a week ago - the baby girl of the family became a lady. Yep, she got her first menstrual cycle this week. And this is something that i was so unprepared for. You see, this is the first time that I have a girl pet - well, mitten and gobby are both guys, so they basically are easy to keep. But Cielo... is a challenge. haha and how did I find out that our dear baby is now a lady - its a funny and gross story actually... imagine me holding cielo, quite like how you would hold a baby and then all of the sudden, I feel something warm, and there you have it. haha Pero on to the brighter side, everyone has been waiting for this moment. There's practically a waiting list for Cielo and Goblet's babies...seriously. And at least, things are falling into place. di ba?
5. After this semester, I think a lot of people are planning to go somewhere else. Its my last semestral break of my last year in college so don't expect that I'll be left behind. I've already booked a ticket to Kuala Lumpur for the 18th but it will be a short trip and I'll be back by the 29th for Regcom. Good news - I'll be in Kuala Lumpur! haha which is better than being in Penang or Johor which are like the Cebu and Davao of Malaysia. Bad news - no more trips to singapore since my trip will be short. =( Good news - I'll be there just in time for dad's birthday, which is sooo great since he'll be recieving lots of presents and we'll be eating out a lot. Bad news - lots of food = more pounds, not good, not good at all.
Anyway, I am so looking forward to shopping and going to the pool, and eating buffets and room service, and hot waters, having a driver, and bath tubs, and fruit baskets and yeah, seeing my mom and dad din pala. hahaha *sigh*
6. Can I just say that I am soooo relieved that this semester is over. To tell you the truth, I have never felt so overworked and so frustrated ever. Though the workload is not as heavy as that semester with the deadly Theo-Marketing-Opman combination, this sem was just sooo frustrating. There were even times that I just wanted to pack up and leave - especially considering that I don't really need the grades anymore anyway. I just think that I overworked myself this semester, as in super overworked. And it just seems that some people don't see that, or even if they do, some dont appreciate it. Its not that I'm ranting about it, or that I would have done otherwise given a second-chance. Honestly, I would do everything I did this past semester the same way. Its just that sometimes, people get caught up with their expectations. And people just fail to realize how high their expectations of me are becoming in contrast to what they expect from themselves.
Its just that I'm just sooo tired. And the past few days have been great, especially since I can now sleep for more than 8 hours. Honestly, hindi naman ako sakim eh. All I want is my sleep and just the freedom to do some of my guilty pleasures. I know that deep inside, I'll miss the work that I do in school, just give it a few days. But, its just that sometimes people like me get caught up with the pressures and demands of school life that we forget to actually live life.
Ewan. Its just that having worked as in intern makes me think that in the greater scheme of things, acads are not really that important. haha is this really me talking!? I think that is something important that I picked up from my practicum, its just that, yes having latin honors helps, but in the end, its just honors - it will get you into the interview room, possibly even secure you a higher salary but in the end, its performance that matters, not where you've been or what you have already done but where you want to go and what you want to do once you get there. It just put things into perspective, and I think that is something important especially for someone like me who used to think that acads equated everything. Things change and people should too.
7. I was looking at my possible schedules for next semester and its like sooo going to be crappy - possibly even crappier than last semester. Oh well, sayang naman ang early reg ko if its still going be that way. *sigh*.. the things I do for my Minor. tsk tsk I have this class that'll start in January - every Wednesday and Friday from 9 to 12 noon. Can I just say that this will wreck my schedule. Crap! But the good news is that I'll have foreigner classmates. haha ang babaw ko talaga!
8. oooooh, I almost forgot to write about the celebrity edition of Pinoy Big Brother. I got sleepy last night so I wasn't able to finish the red carpet premiere.. so I'll just talk about it some other time, when i'm familiar with the housemates.
So anyway, ayun. I'm tired of typing na. And there are probably a lot of grammatical/spelling errors above. For that, pabayaan niyo na. Alam naman niyo siguro na walang spelling check ang tabulas di ba?
'Til next time. Ciao!
~> Aldrich
