Feeling Uneasy....

This could be due to the fear of numbers... maybe i need this book... queasy stomach from worrying about my FInMan class. Even crossed my mind that maybe MBA is not for me... that's how intense the anxiety is.. makes me want to run away but luckily my mind is not yet completely overpowered by emotion. Running away is not an option actually because there are other people, i.e my groupmates who will be affected. All in all, when I look back I'll snort and say that my fears right now are so petty. But that's how it is when you're anxious, you make mountains out of mole hills....

• Current Mood:  anxious
• Current Music:Lifehouse - Hanging By A Moment

Coping Mechanism

Came up with this out of nowwhere...since I was feeling numb about the sudden location change of my Finman Class!

   

♫ ♪ For all those things

♫ ♪ That we don't understand

Bakit ung FinMan class ko sa LSGH na 8am on Saturdays e na move pa to RCBC Campus?? Permanent na ba to?? Sa SAN JUAN ako nakatira!! 10 mins lang papunta sa school kaya parang okay lang na 8am pero eto magiging Makati na !?? 9am nga ako dumadating sa office pag Weekdays e!!

♫ ♪ We come by faith

♫ ♪ And we place them in your hands

Chorus:

♫ ♪  We give thanks

♫ ♪  We give praise

♫ ♪  For we know, that all things work together, for our good

Well its a training for me to wake up early.. to not sleep late.. to prepare.. to accept that things don’t always go as I want it.. it's a way for me to become more adjustable to change....

♫ ♪  We give thanks

♫ ♪ We give praise

♫ ♪  For by faith, we know your grace, will see us through

Definitely on my own strength and volition, I cannot wake up early. I am not a morning person. But nothing is impossible with God, so help me…. For me to be able to survive Math + Saturday mornings – definitely all GOD!

• Current Mood:  numb
• Current Music:Ray Lamontagne - Trouble (A Lot like Love OST)

Doodle

Maybe this describes how I'm feeling right now.. mixed up!

The Unbearable "Ewanness" of Being

I hate this "naeewan" feeling coz I never know what to do to make it go away, usually I go by the comfort food route which is why I ate a lot today!!!

I ate my 2 snacks during the morning snack time
I had this dessert after lunch: Blueberry Morning from California Berry
I ate my dinner during early merienda time
I had this late afternoon snack: Schublig with Cheese on a bun

SHEESH

Since those tactics have not been working and just left me full but still restles.. I've actually thought of the following remedies but at the back of my mind I know that they will not suffice
> go to the mall
> hang out at fully booked or powerbooks
> watch a movie

Right now I'm just blasting music to my head hopefully it will help...

I do not want to go to the gym...I'm thinking of just going home then netting.. I have a YM conference at 930pm..so I hope I get to analzye the case that I read last night (which made me fall asleep early!) hehe

argh!!!!

"Lines, Vines and Trying Times"

As I announced in Facebook, "Grace bought Jonas Brothers' CD in an attempt to save the music industry"

I was actually having second thoughts on whether I'd buy a CD or not since I've already gotten the torrent of their new album, "Lines, Vines and Trying Times" but haven't started downloading it via microtorrent.

What really changed my mind was going to Music One and seeing that half of the store has been blocked off to give way to an office supplies store! They were also having these DVD/VCD sale outside the store and when I went in, the aircon was not turned up to its usual level! Less aircon always means that the business is trying to cut down on operating expenses and in my mind, it's a red flag already. :-(

So there, I bought the CD for Php 495 and after listening to it and watching the added videos inside, I am definitely not regretting the purchase at all :)

I ripped the CD into my WinAmp and felt like a COUGAR after seeing the genre: "Tween Pop" What?? Hahaha I also registered for official mail and it just had to ask the age! I was at the 2nd to the last highest demographic!!! 25 -29 sheesh...

On the brighter side, it actually means that I'm a kid at heart :p I like Jonas Brothers' and Miley Cyrus' upbeat songs but if I were to choose, I'd go for JB since I was able to listen to their first two albums without skipping a track. In this latest one, my current favorite is "Much Better" - there's some oldish vibe to it, after that, it would be "Poison Ivy. "

I really appreciate that the album insert had the lyrics of each song, tons of pictures of the brothers and anecdotes before each song!!! They really know how to feed the fans!

I was thinking that David Cook should do something similar but scratched that thought right back due to the ff reasons:
a) his fans are not tweens
b) it would lessen his credibility as a serious artist and enhance his celebrity status
c) it's just his first album (an aside: I find it interesting that magazine writers still refer to albums as "LPs" when this literally means Long play (LP) record albums.

Anyway, I'm on a bit of David Cook hiatus right now, which was NOT really triggered by this, you know. Coz technically, I, as a fan should just care about his music and not really his personal life ;p lol! hahaha

So, just so you know, David Cook has been replaced in my office and home desktop wallpapers hahah but of course I'm still a fan..I'll just let that piece of info above fade away a bit. In the meantime, I'll shift to cougar mode :p


yowza! Joe Jonas is hot! *sizzle*

Back to School!!!

It's back to school again!!! Oh nooo..

My lone class this term is in Ortigas Campus (LSGH) on Saturdays at 8am in the morning!!

I am not a morning person, thus, I was late for class last Saturday but I have to say that it was exceptionally convenient to get to school.. I only needed to ride a jeep that passed by on the outer portion of our street and then go down the overpass and voila! I'm in school. Just a mere Php 14 going to school and back. I'm lovin' it!

Makes me think, "What if my office was in Ortigas?" I could ride the G-liner going to work and going back home..a humongous amount of savings that would give me.. but my company doesn't have a branch in Ortigas so I'll leave that to wishful thinking.

Anyway, so this term I'm taking up Financial Management and we have a weekly group paper to submit and 2 group reports on top of midterms and finals. I like to start the term organized so I have this sense of control over what's gonna happen and more often than not, it makes me stick to the schedule and encourages me to put in extra effort

Tuesdays
- for written group reports: YM conference at 930pm
- for group reporting: meet up at RCBC campus (right after office)

Saturdays @8am - 11:15
- class!!!

Plans:
1) Bring my eyeglasses
2) Bring a voice recorder

Weekly After Office Schedule

* Monday - read the case / read teacher's blog (non-negotiable)
* Tuesday - gym and get home in time of the meeting (meeting is non-negotiable)
* Wednesdays - go to church small group meeting (non-negotiable)
* Thursday - do part in paper / homework (may change but basically need to get paper done before Sat)
* Friday - do part in paper (may change but basically need to get paper done before Sat)
* Saturday - class then go to gym in the afternoon then to the mall (order of gym / mall may vary; activities may change)

oh my!

Oh my.. joined the davidcookai7 community and is now seeing a lot of watch-worthy material!!!

Laughter

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ala BONES!!

Canada geese confirmed as culprit in US Airways crash-landing - Los Angeles Times

Silly Question...

I wonder if I should sleep right now? har.

Lie

In the Oct 2008 Issue of Rolling Stone, there was a short article about the type of album that David Cook was working on in the studio, "I just want the songs to kick you in the teeth or make you want to cry — or do something drastic, like jump off a building. I want somebody to be exhausted when they're done listening."

In response to this, I want to tell this to David Cook...

"Lie" makes me tear up every time I hear it.. it's such a sad song.. I can feel the raw emotion in your voice.. and I guess some hidden part of me knows that for months now, I'm just putting up this strong facade pretending that I'm okay but deep down I'm really sad and lonely ..It's like I'm lying to myself...which is probably why this song has such an intense impact on me.

Nevertheless, I'm still optimistic that I'll eventually be able to overcome this situation and the time will come when I wouldn't have to lie to say that I'm alright...


Lie

(Bjorklund / Cook / Lind / Maloy)

You whispered that you were getting tired
Got a look in your eye, looks a lot like goodbye
Hold on to your secrets tonight
Don't want to know I'm ok with this silence
It's truth that I don't want to hear
You're hiding regret in your smile
There's a storm in your eyes
I've seen coming for a while
Hang on to the past tense tonight
Don't say a word, I'm ok with the quiet
The truth is going to change everything


So Lie to me and tell me that it's gonna be alright
So Lie to me and tell me that we'll make it through the night
I don't mind if you wait before you tear me apart
Look me in the eye and lie, lie, lie


I know that there's no turning back
If we put too much light on this we'll see through all the cracks
Let's stay in the dark one more night
Don't want to know
I'm ok with the silence
It's truth that I don't want to hear

Don't want to believe in this ending
Let the camera's roll on
Keep pretending
Tomorrow's all wrong if you walk away
Just stay

Gahh.

Feeling a bit messed up right now due to a plan that did not push through. im really slow with adjusting to change...tsk tsk. I don't really show it but i just know it..like right now. I hate this feeling!!!

Just a while ago, i was feeling purposeful and organized and now I'm just sitting in front of the pc watching AI videos again and facebooking and trying to find that inspired feeling once again...

Tsk! I gotta overcome this!!! This is the cause of sleepless nights, dark eyebags and extra trips to Starbucks!

American Idol - Videos -David Cook's Official Homecoming

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David Cook!!!

i just finished watching American Idol Season 7 DVD compliments of Aisa and to quote Randy Jackson, "IT WAS THE BOMB!!". I love David Cook to bits and pieces!!! HAHAHAHA

It's 2:43 am and before I go to bed, I just want to say that the finale show with the Top 6 Men + Bryan Adams was sizzling hot!! I love Bryan Adams!!! I love David Cook! and I kinda like Michael Johns as well! haha then after that, the JONAS BROTHERS!! OMG!!! I think I'm gonna faint!!!

I think finally being able to watch the entire season means another fresh wave to downloads galore!!!! DAVID COOK!!! OH MAN!!

"I started this season to Simon's chagrin as the word nerd, but now I'm absolutely at a loss for words""

Not Luck but Grace

'm home early today and it's a blast! I think I boarded the bus (ortigas ilalim) around 6:30pm then went down at Galleria and got on a jeep and got home at 7:55pm! Woohoo! I got home early! It feels great! The travel time is admittedly longer than when I ride a taxi home but I came prepared and was able to read about 30 pages of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Another hurray for finally starting with a book on my growing queue.

Another odd thing was that the bus was not crowded at all! NOt in any stops did passengers start crowding in which i found surprising - but I'm not complaining! As I was walking towards the jeepney, I saw my churchmate Michelle who came from Eastwood and lived in San Juan as well. We rode the jeep together and she even paid for my fare!

Call me lucky, but I think it's God's grace ;)

I feel so blessed...same with this morning's transpo incident where a taxi stopped in front of me even before i started looking for one. Another one in disguise was the flat tire that prevented me from getting stuck in the flood.

These things are mind-boggling and sometimes unbelievable but all I can say is that there's been a lot of songs and quotations written about faith and how it moves mountains but it's a whole lot different when you get to experience it.

***********

Oh, by the way, I'm now an ISEB Certified Foundation Level Tester! Our trainor says that it's worth a lot in the UK since it's the certification recognized by the British Computing Society. Cool!. I'm actually waiting for the bond, the training being $1500 and all...heheh.. .but it's all good :)

Night At the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian 2!!

I watched this with Aisa a while ago (in lieu of her 1st choice: Terminator Salvation - sorry! hehe) and the movie was hilarious! I'm not expecting a lot from this movie, just that it would make me laugh and it did not disappoint in a lot of parts.

I also liked the theme of "living in the moment" and "doing what you really love" part as taught by Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams).

Living in the moment: Sometimes, in trying to tell the world what you're up to (mobile facebook, twitter, etc), you actually miss out on what is actually happening while you were off typing away.

Doing what you really love / makes you happy: 'nuff said. In the situation I am in right now or at least most of the people in the 3rd world countries, doing what we really love is not an option; although, Pinoys are very good at being happy with what they are doing! There's joy to be found in every nook and cranny ;)

Aside from those, I also liked the singing cherubs especially when I found out that the voices were actually the Jonas Brothers!! woot! I want the soundtrack!! So far, none in the music stores or in the torrent download sites. Hmmm, I'm sure the soundtrack CD that's non-instrumental is bound to come out soon..if not, I might need to borrow iTunes money from Aldrich again..hehehe

Songs in the Soundtrack

# Motorcycle – 7th Cavalry Regiment by Traditional
# Inside the kissing painting – Bugle Call Rag by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
# First cherub song – More Than A Woman by Jonas Brothers
# Second cherub song – My Heart Will Go On by Jonas Brothers
# Third cherub song – Lovebug by Jonas Brothers
# That’s The Way I Like It by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
# Ride Of The Valkyries by Jonas Brothers
# Gloriana by The London Studio Orchestra and The Purcell Singers
# Reopening the museum – Let’s Groove by Earth Wind and Fire
# Last song – Life In Technicolor by Coldplay
# Closing Credits song – Fly With Me by Jonas Brothers
# Original music for Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian by Alan Silvestr

Jun. 6th, 2009

Very interesting! From chowing down cheeseburgers to healthy food! Well, I think the Declaration Tour's not able to give him enough time to work out :p Doesn't matter though, DC's loved any which shape he's in :p

David Cook - Men's Fitness

Just have too many thoughts, ideas and wants!!!

Word Nerd

I was hanging out in Fully Booked last Wednesday and came upon this board game as I was about to pay for my purchases - Oxford Dilemma Board Game. It looked interesting but was not in my 'buy now' list so I just asked for the price (Php1500) and went off.

Then when I got back in the office awhile ago, I told my officemate about my splurges and we got to talk about the board game. I googled it and hey, it IS actually interesting and I want one :(

But i want to research some more, so far I have two choices

1. Oxford Dilemma Board Game


This one is actually a spelling game with words coming from categories such as science; geography; famous people, places or things; and general. It's similar to monopoly except that you spell the word instead of draw it. Of course, the words are probably more challenging to spell.

2. Bethump'd with Words



This game is more about the etymology of words and I was able to answer some of the sample questions 5 out of 10! Not bad for someone who uses ESL.

"The questions in this edition are arranged in six levels of difficulty, each of which features these aspects of words and the English language: Accents * Acronyms * Americanisms * Australianisms * Borrowed Words * Briticisms * Calques * Canadianisms * Dinosaur Words * Eponyms * Euphemisms * History * Holorimic Phrases * Homographs * Homonyms * Homophones * Idioms * Jargon * Letter Words * Names & Nicknames * Portmanteau Words * Quotations * Sexist English * Slang * Spoonerisms * True or False * Evolving Words * Word Origins"

There's a book edition of Bethump'd with Words, I'm considering buying it first then maybe the game next if I feel that it's not enough.

Music

Aside from the obvious David Cook, I do like filling my Zen with other songs :p I know downloading albums via torrents is bad and I should support artists more...but..my kuripot side wins for songs that I'm not overly crazy about but just want to hear hehe

I'm currently downloading...

1. Jason Mraz's We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things 2008 album
2. Katy Perry - One Of The Boys (2008)


Nice (useless) Things

I bought what I thought was the plastic plant that moves with solar energy, but apparently, what i bought were double function spoons that together posed as a plant in a pot! well, it's cute looking but i still want that solar plant!
"Solar Plant: "Spoon plant"