New Lay-out!
3:24 AM
August 19, 2007
Flying away.. I was reminded of this old lay-out idea of mine (cause although it isn't very obvious, I do like thinking up new lay-outs for my blog, except most of them never get worked on. -_-) when I saw the description of this deadly sin, the idea about being apart from earth, that is. Not that I mean this lay-out in a slothful-kind-of-way. I just thought, wouldn't it be nice to be able to break free once and for all of some (if not all) of the worries and problems and pains you have, or to be able to take off every now and then and and relax, as though for once things were perfect the way they should be.
Whimsical thinking, I know, but still pleasing to contemplate. I don't think I'll ever have the guts or will to pull off such things anyway, besides I think I have too diligent a conscience to turn my back on something I need to do. @_@ And some things you just can't run away from.
Plus, I think it's about time I got myself a dark lay-out. Not only is black my favorite color since I don't even know when anymore, I also think I'm entering a phase where I must learn indifference, among other things. I guess I'm entering a rather dark phase, so to speak.
Plus I have a slight fondness for wings and feathers, which I probably got out of my being an anime fan. ^_^ They make great visuals really.
Perhaps I'll expound later on. And no matter how plain, I hope you guys like the lay-out. :)
birthday bash
9:57 PM
August 18, 2007
Most of the kada went over to Sig's house today, and we played Soul Caliber II (which I totally sucked at. Go Stacy for beating Dwelly! XD), World of Warcraft (I was such a loser here as well. :p), and watched the Tracy anime and Claymore. ^_^ At some point, I also remember laughing *sadistically* about Happy Tree Friends.
When I finally left that evening, (for some reason) I felt a little down. I can't quite pinpoint exactly why, but I have a theory that it's because the kada rarely spent time together anymore, and we really didn't have much time to talk. The few minutes of "just talking" I had with Stacy were cut short, and as usual, the subject of leaving the country was brought up. Saddening. :( And to think we used to spend afternoons on end just talking about nothing. ^_^ Like the kids in the Tracy anime, we used to have the leisure of talking about practically everything under the sun for hours and hours. *sigh* Kimmy, and Stacy will be leaving sometime after they graduate, and France my cousin and Bianca both also mentioned a similar inclination. Who will be left? Tracy will always be there, I suppose, and so will Sig and Selda, hopefully. I mean, all three have family businesses they can take over right?
Grr.. Why do I let such things bother me anyway? Birthdays and reunions and gatherings are happy occasions! Happy! *sigh* But at least I got to see most of the Kada. That's something to be happy about, even though I don't know when I'll possibly see them next. *cough gimmick sembreak cough* ;)
Blogs are such useful outlets of negativity. ^^;
Movie~
10:30 AM
August 16, 2007
Remember I mentioned that I was reading a book, then I downloaded the movie? Well, I promised myself that I'd watch the movie after my accounting exam, and against all odds, I managed to. I think it even helped me to keep going during the exam. Heheh..
I have an exam on Saturday, so I should be cracking the books again today. >_>
But anyway, the movie was... different. Very very different. But still nice in a different-separate sort of way. As in, in a take-it-as-a-story-different-from-the-book kind of way. The movie was too much of a love story. I'd say if the book was 5% love story, the movie was 70%. Hehe.. Big difference. And the characters were even drastically different (in character, not identity) too. But oh well. It still made me happy, setting aside a couple of wince-worthy parts. Hahaha! XD
Exam Nanaman
9:59 AM
Wednesday - A storm arrived, causing heavy rain to crash down on all surfaces, wind to lash and tear out everything it can grab, and with lighting and thunder booming about to complete the party. And the students of BA 116 barely noticed. Battling through the violent storm and the inevitable floods, they plunged through the onslaught to arrive at the CBA bldg, where they must once again take part in the great war against evil, injustice and failure, for it was once again time for the BA 116 exam. Here is the log of events of that fateful day:
8:00 am- overcoming the traffic and flood
8:30 am - people cramming during the last few minutes before the exam
9:00 am- announcement that teacher was on the way
9:10 am - suspension announced
9:15 am - a spirited discussion on the cast and storyline of Marimar
9:30 am - enter classroom
10:00 am - exam starts
1:00pm - free lunch from KFC for block B, courtesy of Ma'am Gaspar
2:30 pm - exam pa rin
3:30 pm- extension
4:30 pm - extension ulit
5:00 pm - final extension
5:30 pm - exam ends
And for all the extensions in the world, I still didn't finish the fifty point question. Plus I found a SUPER BIG error that was too late to correct since it required starting again from the very beginning. GAck! What shame. And if you're wondering why there is a Marimar discussion up there, it was to address the hint that bonus questions would be asked about it. (Virge kapuso..) No help though. I mean, who the world would know the name of the best friend of Marimar's mom? I used to watch the show on TV, and I don't even remember her
mom, let alone the existence of a best friend, so how much more the name? -__-
So battle over. Details:
~ opponent: 2-question exam
~ time of battle: 10am-5:30pm - no breaks
~ casualties: yet to be announced
~ forecast: not good.
Looks like evil, injustice and failure won this round again. The previous exam only had a low-20's number of passers (yours truly not included T_T) out of 70+, and this exam doesn't bode well either.
Absolute Bliss and Hell
12:22 PM
August 12, 2007
I've noticed it before, but I'm blogging about it now cause it happened again recently. I noticed that I get into these states of extremely contented happiness after I've read a particularly good book or watched a particularly good movie. Wait, maybe its not that it was particularly good, but that I particularly liked it. Hehe..
I just finished one such book last Friday, and I couldn't stop smiling all weirdly after. I liked it so much, i started downloading the movie version, though I won't bother mentioning the title since I know enough about the world to sense that they might find the said book rather childish or something. ^^; Besides, the author is pretty unknown. Anyway, I'm not expecting much from the movie, cause Bianca admitted that they changed a lot of the things I liked about the story. (She's watched the movie, btw).
I remember getting into such states before, and I particularly remember one cause Vigile, in her cranky mood I suppose, deliberately ruined it for me. I wonder if she remembers. If i remember correctly, it was a couple of books that made me happy, and I didn't quite forgive her for about a week after she did it. XD But that's past, and now I'm facing a new threat to this euphoria...
Accounting exam -- WEDNESDAY. After 2 flunked quizzes, I can't really feel all bright and cheery that this exam is coming along. -__- Then on Saturday, the hellish 147 exam. Tsk tsk.
The problem is, I haven't quite dented the huge exam load I have to tackle. We didn't have classes last Thursday, but instead of studying, I slept all afternoon. I planned to start Friday, but I fell asleep again that afternoon (no surprise there), and then France came along that evening and stayed for the whole saturday morning and afternoon so we had to entertain her and talk to her and stuff. After she left, I had to take another nap since we stayed up late the night before. Then came Sunday, today, and I once again fell asleep this morning after a short trip to the dentist, and didn't wake up till noon. Grr...
I must REALLY love sleep. --____--
Bored blog readers!
1:12 AM
August 09, 2007
check this out. :)
The Philippines According to BlogsI cracked up when I saw an August 8 entry featuring a parody of the Be Famous ads of Bench. If you've ever seen one of the actual ads, you probably will crack up a little too. Hehe... The Hello Kitty thing also shocked me, but the CNN link does confirm it. ^^;
The entry about straight guys talking in gay lingo was funny too. So Filipino. I don't think any other language shares such funny quirks. Hehe..
Champs!
9:20 AM
August 05, 2007
Woohoo! The seniors won! We're the
Over-all Bacbacan champs! XD Not only does that mean
glory for a couple of bright shining moments, as well as eliminating the possible
shame of failing to be the only batch not to win overall champion in their senior year, it also means
PLUS THIRTY points in my Accounting class!! Yeah~ And that's a lot of points. One of our teachers was so shocked at the 30 points, but she said she assumes it's cause we had a small chance at winning. Bah!
Plus, sometime during lunchtime, I received notice that my
STOLEN WALLET was
FOUND!! Thanks to the little innovation called: "writing a few cell numbers on scratch paper" - XD - Ate Nelia, the BA guard, was able to notify me and tell me to get the said wallet. Soo let's see, a Harry Potter book, 3 affidavits of loss complete with notary, a community tax certificate, and a couple of bucks later, I was able to retrieve my driver's license and all other important stuff in thought I lost forever. *tears of joy*
Learnings:
1. I'm ditching the big fat wallets for the meantime
2. keeping cellphone numbers in your wallet is apparently useful. XD
3. it's good to notify the people in authority asap
4. it's very costly to replace a missing driver's license, etc.
5. Keeping loved pictures in a wallet is not worth it
6. prayer works! XD
Well, as some of you might already know, I notified Ate Nelia (CBA guard) about the wallet within the hour it was stolen, and she was able to arrange a little network of searchers. ^_^; She notified the janitors to keep an eye out for a missing wallet, cause apparently, thieves ditch the wallet after grabbing the money, usually by throwing it in the trash. I almost had a heart attack, imagining the thief disposing of my wallet in obscure trash bins around the University. X_x But anyway, it took time, but the janitors eventually found the wallet in the 3rd flr men's C.R. Aha! So a guy stole the wallet. >_< style="font-style: italic;">veryone (even the UPCAT bldg administrator) knew that a girl named ******** lost her wallet. ^^ So when I got there, the bouncer lady said: "
Ah! Ikaw si E******o!"
Not surprisingly, all the money was gone, but at least the wallet found it's way back to me. For those few wondering where Ate Nelia got your number, as I said, I had a scratch paper with the cell numbers of some of you in my wallet. I know it's risky to keep such numbers, since the thief could have texted my parents for more cash. fortunately, I didn't write "mom" and "dad" and instead wrote their names as it is saved in my phone. (initials nila. XD) I know it's a bit weird, but this has a back story to it that I think I might have mentioned 2-3 years ago. :p Nothing sinister, just more laziness and convenience. :P
And at least I didn't have to pay for a new license. I already did all the preparations (looked up replacement prices, wrote a letter to LTO, got a notarized affidavit of loss, etc.), but on the bright side, at least I know how to do such things now. :)
So much time, but even more things to do. X_x
6:36 PM
August 03, 2007
I haven't had class since Tuesday. It would have been great, with classes suddenly suspended today and the promised free day yesterday, unfortunately, I have an exam on Monday, and a pretty hard midterm paper deadline also on Monday. *haay* At least I have all this time right? Aside from the power failure, I guess. But it's now friday evening and I have nothing to show for it. I haven't studied, I haven't written a single page for my paper, and tomorrow is Bacbacan. Argh. I really always outdo myself when it comes to wasting time. *tsktsk*
At least my Wednesday exam was cancelled. That this is a good thing is still yet to be known, since I've got reliable sources telling me that this exam intends to squeeze itself between my accounting and auditing exam. Triple killer up ahead, shall i say? But still, considering I spent my weekend glued to the seventh book of Harry Potter (for the most profound reason of avoiding spoilers ._.) I doubt I would have done well. I haven't exactly been cracking open text books afterall.
And as a break between researching (as if I deserved it.. -_-) I tried to treat myself to a few episodes of Code Geass. I downloaded episode 1-8 last time, only to find out that my copy of 1-4 is busted. T_T The file keeps skipping and stopping, it's driving me crazy!! @_@ Plus a quick check around the net shows that the torrents have been licensed, and the few remaining are either not subbed, or practically dead and forgotten by the seeding population. WaaaaAAAaahhh! X___x Why!??!?!?!
Bacbacan na! Go Seniors! Win those 30 points in 116! XD
The Verdict...
8:04 PM
August 02, 2007
...on Harry Potter book 7. (Warning:
Spoilers ahead!)
I found it: touching. ^_^
Highlights:
~That part with Dudley and the cup of tea, I found it so touching, I could almost forgive Dudley for how horrible he's been in the past 6 books. It was so unexpected too. I thought it was a good start to the inevitable chain of goodbyes to come. :)
~I also loved the whole Kreacher story. If I was more prone to tears, I probably would have shed some for Regulus. Such a kind master.. *sniff* It also made me like Kreacher (though it was partly his fault that Sirius died). I really was saddened by the realization that no one would be coming back to Grimmauld Place, where Kreacher would be waiting with his meat and kidney pie. T_T
~I love the Malfoys! I love how Lucius turned to Narcissa when Voldy asked for his wand and how he seemed to draw strength from her when she touched his wrist under the table, all the while looking cold and stiff as she usually does. I loved that Narcissa was pulling Draco away from danger when Harry and Ron overpowered Bellatrix in Malfoy Manor. I loved how in the end, the Malfoy parents no longer cared about the war and its outcome, they just cared about their son's safety. I especially loved that Narcissa lied to Voldy himself, just to get the chance to find Draco.
And I was impressed with Draco as well. Though he didn't become part of Harry's group as I has so fervently hoped, he turned out to be a pretty compassionate person still, as already shown in book 6. Anyhow, not only did he deny recognizing the trio when questioned in the Malfoy Manor, he also risked his life to save Goyle. Amazing. He actually dragged the unconscious body of his uber heavy sidekick up a pile up tables, just to save him from some cursed fire. They both almost died. *tears* Then, he was asking about where Crabbe was when they were finally safe, despite the fact that Crabbe was the numskull who actually turned on Draco and mocked him (and his dad) before setting off the fire. Hate that kid. >.<
Love the Malfoys. ^_______^
~I was extremely amused when Hermione and Ron finally kissed. When they did, Harry (who was the only other person in the room) weakly says: "Is this the moment?" LOL What a thing to say.
~And the deaths totally overwhelmed me. Especially the one (I can't bring myself to mention who) where Percy was crying over the body. I almost teared up. I never thought this person would go. Shocking. T_T Same goes for the parents of Teddy. T_T They were so happy. The daddy was so proud... T_T
~But what revelation absolutely and totally shocked me? Hands down, Snape's revelation. Now THAT was totally heartbreaking and perhaps my favorite thing about the entire book. So much so that I think my favorite line in the book has become, as simple as it seems:
"Always." *shrieks* And I was really really touched when Harry said Albus' middle name in the Epilogue. *sniff*
So many things, I can barely remember them. It was great, the last book, which was surprising cause last year I was pretty sure my interest in the HP series was on a rapid decline. I guess book 6 served to spark my interest, and book 7 capped it off quite nicely. I'm glad I got to enjoy the book. :) And I really did enjoy it. :)
"Always."
=^_____^=
Again, from Kimmy.
7:42 PM
| Your Inner Blood Type is AB! |
Your personality is hard to define - you're very unconventional.
And even if your personality could be defined, it would be completely different next week!
Outgoing and shy, sensitive and thoughtless, you tend to have a very split personality.
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