I'm supposed to be preparing for my Philo orals right now but i just wanna express my joy over the finished Comelec video documentary! Yey! hehehe. I'm really so happy coz it's been such a big burden ever since last year and now, it's finally over! Yipeee!!!!
We had the video edited at Kodak Ultravision, E. rod branch and we were surprised to find out that the editor is an Ateneo Alumnus, just a batch before us. He did a pretty good job naman, not very flashy but stuck with the basics and the thing came out pretty well. My gauge for this is that i was smiling after i watched the whole thing. Hehehe.
Of course, i was the one who insisted on the ending music so i liked the effect: (Whitney and Mariah's When You Believe playing while the hope for the progress of Comelec's modernization is being shown.
Ok, ok, i guess whoever is reading this can't relate! (except of course my groupmates and the editor). I do hope they can relate coz i'm not sure if they like my taste. Well, what's done is done! I wish i could celebrate but well, i still got Philo orals tomorrow, PolSci Final exam on Thursday, Features Final Paper on Friday and Work on Saturday! Argh. As i keep on saying, "This is the LAST HELLWEEK of my College life!'
I can't believe i'm about to graduate already! The feeling is both exciting and scary at the same time! Maybe i'm just having weird mood swings right now.
Well, go to go and understand the Foundation for Moral Values! Wish me luck!
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Friday, February 20, 2004
Just, great. I was typing an entry a while ago and the computer here at school hanged. Oh well. Anyways, i was saying that i'm so confused with our Comelec video documentary coz i can't seem to visualize the flow of the video. What i'm doing now is really reading and understanding the stuff written in the website so maybe i'd know what to place in our storyboard. Aaargh. Time is ticking! We have to be done with this by Tuesday morning and i still have Theo orals, and philo paper and features paper to worry about.
A lot have actually been happening nowadays like my uncontrollable eating habits, my being assigned to be the secondary sponsor for my cousin's wedding, our kinda weird new driver, ants in car, new work uniform, etc. However, since they're so many i don't have time to tackle each and ever one of them! Till march when i have no classes anymore!
Before i go, i just want to say that i was surprised to find out that our graduation practice lasts for only an hour and a half! And we're doing it just a few hours before the graduation ceremonies itself! This is so surprising for me since graduation practice in highschool lasted for about 3 weeks! Wow, we must be mature people now that's why we don't need too many practices. hehehehe
A lot have actually been happening nowadays like my uncontrollable eating habits, my being assigned to be the secondary sponsor for my cousin's wedding, our kinda weird new driver, ants in car, new work uniform, etc. However, since they're so many i don't have time to tackle each and ever one of them! Till march when i have no classes anymore!
Before i go, i just want to say that i was surprised to find out that our graduation practice lasts for only an hour and a half! And we're doing it just a few hours before the graduation ceremonies itself! This is so surprising for me since graduation practice in highschool lasted for about 3 weeks! Wow, we must be mature people now that's why we don't need too many practices. hehehehe
Saturday, February 14, 2004
Valentines Day Ramblings...
Happy Valentine's Day! I'm in school right now on the day of the hearts! Nope, i don't have classes. I just dropped off stuff for our theo project and finally i was able to snag a computer since it's a "Just Use the Computer..Happy Valentine's Day" day today. No kidding, that's what's written on the bar where it usually reads "Please log-out after use" hehehe.
Anyway, i went to the BoyzIIMen and Brian Mcknight concert last night! And it just struck me that i was supposed to be observant last night coz im writing a short review article about it for SWACK online (a.ka. CyberKiss) So, i'm gonna use this post to note down all the weird and unusual stuff that i remember from last night.
1) Surprise guest: Keith Martin. He sang 2 songs: Love of My Life and Because of You.
I have a feeling he just wanted to perform on stage coz he's not originally in the list of guests!
2) i felt that Brian Mcknight's part was more entertaining than his solo concert 2 years ago. He tried to imitate other singers like Frank Sinatra and i forgot the name of the other one who sang Overjoyed. It was hilarious when he sang Unforgettable by Sinatra. He was really imitating the voice and his face was all contorted in weird angles. He also did a remix of one of his songs coz at first we thought he was singing 50 cent's It's your birthday then after a few lines he was able to smoothly do a transition to his own song. Cool! He sang something with Nelly,too.
3) Lani Misalucha got Brian Mcknight as her pianist! haha no, i also thought so at first but they sang a duet a few lines later. I thought Lani's singing was ok but my friend, Cathy said it was a far cry from the artist whose song she was singing. (Vannessa Williams!) She was supposedly singing high on the parts that weren't supposed to be high. Hmm, i really don't know. My friend doesn't appreciate Lani Misalucha trying to "personalize" the song with her own rendition.
4) BoyzIIMen made us wait for a looooong time. 30 mins? gosh!
5) We were sitting on seat E3 and E4 of the Deluxe section so that was near the 2nd projector. The prob was that the crew who were handling the spotlights were so @#$! noisy. They kept commenting on whatever stuff. They kept saying "international yan, blah blah." They were talking as if they were miles apart when they were just inches beside each other.
6) BoyzIIMen did some songs and moves that were similar to last year's concert. Is this inevitable? For their finale, they sang the BoyzIIMen, back again song, kinda introductory song done last concert.
7) I think the concert is a bit more organized than the previous two since they sang the songs based on a theme. Mcknight sang songs with a story, lost love, regret and then how much i love you! (Back at one). While BoyzIImen had categories. The upbeat ones went first then there was a classic category where they sang all the famous songs. Then upbeat again and then finale.
8) Just a comment, the macho guy last year gained weight and Wanya seems to have gained more weight! He looks like Eddie Murphy in one of his fat movies! Hehehe
Hmmm.. so far that's all i remember. I'm going home now and enjoy the rest of the day with my Valentine!
Happy Valentine's Day! I'm in school right now on the day of the hearts! Nope, i don't have classes. I just dropped off stuff for our theo project and finally i was able to snag a computer since it's a "Just Use the Computer..Happy Valentine's Day" day today. No kidding, that's what's written on the bar where it usually reads "Please log-out after use" hehehe.
Anyway, i went to the BoyzIIMen and Brian Mcknight concert last night! And it just struck me that i was supposed to be observant last night coz im writing a short review article about it for SWACK online (a.ka. CyberKiss) So, i'm gonna use this post to note down all the weird and unusual stuff that i remember from last night.
1) Surprise guest: Keith Martin. He sang 2 songs: Love of My Life and Because of You.
I have a feeling he just wanted to perform on stage coz he's not originally in the list of guests!
2) i felt that Brian Mcknight's part was more entertaining than his solo concert 2 years ago. He tried to imitate other singers like Frank Sinatra and i forgot the name of the other one who sang Overjoyed. It was hilarious when he sang Unforgettable by Sinatra. He was really imitating the voice and his face was all contorted in weird angles. He also did a remix of one of his songs coz at first we thought he was singing 50 cent's It's your birthday then after a few lines he was able to smoothly do a transition to his own song. Cool! He sang something with Nelly,too.
3) Lani Misalucha got Brian Mcknight as her pianist! haha no, i also thought so at first but they sang a duet a few lines later. I thought Lani's singing was ok but my friend, Cathy said it was a far cry from the artist whose song she was singing. (Vannessa Williams!) She was supposedly singing high on the parts that weren't supposed to be high. Hmm, i really don't know. My friend doesn't appreciate Lani Misalucha trying to "personalize" the song with her own rendition.
4) BoyzIIMen made us wait for a looooong time. 30 mins? gosh!
5) We were sitting on seat E3 and E4 of the Deluxe section so that was near the 2nd projector. The prob was that the crew who were handling the spotlights were so @#$! noisy. They kept commenting on whatever stuff. They kept saying "international yan, blah blah." They were talking as if they were miles apart when they were just inches beside each other.
6) BoyzIIMen did some songs and moves that were similar to last year's concert. Is this inevitable? For their finale, they sang the BoyzIIMen, back again song, kinda introductory song done last concert.
7) I think the concert is a bit more organized than the previous two since they sang the songs based on a theme. Mcknight sang songs with a story, lost love, regret and then how much i love you! (Back at one). While BoyzIImen had categories. The upbeat ones went first then there was a classic category where they sang all the famous songs. Then upbeat again and then finale.
8) Just a comment, the macho guy last year gained weight and Wanya seems to have gained more weight! He looks like Eddie Murphy in one of his fat movies! Hehehe
Hmmm.. so far that's all i remember. I'm going home now and enjoy the rest of the day with my Valentine!
Thursday, February 05, 2004
Just a Thought >
I was leisurely walking along the hallway and decided to check the OAA's (Office of Admission and Aid) bulletin board for announcements. A poster of the list of Freshmen Merit Scholars for 2004-2005 was posted on the board. Merit Scholars are the 15 highest scorers in the ACET if i'm not mistaken and i was mildly pleased to see a Judenite make the list: Giselle Yeo? Her name sounds familiar. Anyway, what really caught my attention was a Merit Scholar who had took COMTECH as her course! And was i more suprised when i found out that i knew the girl! Turns out that she's the girlfriend of my friend and somehow, i feel that her choice of course was influenced by her boyfriend. (He's 3rd year COMTECH now, hehe) Wala lang, she really stood out on the list coz all the other scholars had ME's, MgtH's, or science courses beside their name. The COMTECH people must be proud! hehehe.
...after a few hours....my friend says that her gf chose the course herself coz she's into marketing. He said he prodded her to take ME--the typical chinese scholar's choice, but she didn't want it coz it's math heavy. Well, it's a first. (At lease from what i know! =)
I was leisurely walking along the hallway and decided to check the OAA's (Office of Admission and Aid) bulletin board for announcements. A poster of the list of Freshmen Merit Scholars for 2004-2005 was posted on the board. Merit Scholars are the 15 highest scorers in the ACET if i'm not mistaken and i was mildly pleased to see a Judenite make the list: Giselle Yeo? Her name sounds familiar. Anyway, what really caught my attention was a Merit Scholar who had took COMTECH as her course! And was i more suprised when i found out that i knew the girl! Turns out that she's the girlfriend of my friend and somehow, i feel that her choice of course was influenced by her boyfriend. (He's 3rd year COMTECH now, hehe) Wala lang, she really stood out on the list coz all the other scholars had ME's, MgtH's, or science courses beside their name. The COMTECH people must be proud! hehehe.
...after a few hours....my friend says that her gf chose the course herself coz she's into marketing. He said he prodded her to take ME--the typical chinese scholar's choice, but she didn't want it coz it's math heavy. Well, it's a first. (At lease from what i know! =)
Wednesday, February 04, 2004
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Tuesday, February 03, 2004
Flunking TEsts
Sigh this is sad...i just had two long tests a while ago: Pol Sci 100 and Philo 104. I feel that i flunked the Polsci test coz 90% of my answers were guesses coz i couldn't find the right Article and Section where the answers were located..coz i didn't read huhuhu. I'm beside my classmate right now at the computer lab and she said she found the test to be a breeze and she located the answers right away...sigh this is what i get for not studying, from procrastinating and bumming around. Maybe i shouldn't get work while i have long tests in school...hmmm
Next week, we'll have a test or graded recitation in every single meeting of our PolSci class! Argh, i really have to make up! Should i get work or not? Maybe work isn't the problem...it's just my study habits... Hmph, this is really serious, i've got to get my act together and get high grades coz it's my last sem in school already. And well, i'm sure now that i won't get into the Dean's List...how sad..i didn't make it to the list in my entire stay here in the Ateneo. I am so pathetic!
Oh well, i gotta go know and do service hours for scholarship! i got 7 hours more to go! ciao!
Sigh this is sad...i just had two long tests a while ago: Pol Sci 100 and Philo 104. I feel that i flunked the Polsci test coz 90% of my answers were guesses coz i couldn't find the right Article and Section where the answers were located..coz i didn't read huhuhu. I'm beside my classmate right now at the computer lab and she said she found the test to be a breeze and she located the answers right away...sigh this is what i get for not studying, from procrastinating and bumming around. Maybe i shouldn't get work while i have long tests in school...hmmm
Next week, we'll have a test or graded recitation in every single meeting of our PolSci class! Argh, i really have to make up! Should i get work or not? Maybe work isn't the problem...it's just my study habits... Hmph, this is really serious, i've got to get my act together and get high grades coz it's my last sem in school already. And well, i'm sure now that i won't get into the Dean's List...how sad..i didn't make it to the list in my entire stay here in the Ateneo. I am so pathetic!
Oh well, i gotta go know and do service hours for scholarship! i got 7 hours more to go! ciao!
Sunday, February 01, 2004
Desperately Seeking for Job!
Reasons Why One Should Be a Congressman
1. Regular sessions only last from Mondays to Thursdays! (sessions usually start after lunch!)
2. Multiple voluntary recesses in a year! (more vacations than a student!) the longest one is during campaign period--no sessions from Feb to June!
3. Approx. P200 MILLION pork barrel per congressman a year! and you can do ANYTHING you please with it! (just don't be caught if it's illegal, hehe)
4. Absent or Leave WITH pay!
5. 3 years in office (P200M x 3!) and you can stay there up to 9 years. hehe
Of course, these are the pros and i'm surely they certainly outweigh the cons like you can be arrested and compeled to go to sessions if you're always absent or the president can call sessions anytime she wants and you have to do give money to your constituents but hey, that's just part of work. hehehe. I wonder if i should run at age 25? hmmmm, maybe if i still don't have a job i will.
Reasons Why One Should Be a Congressman
1. Regular sessions only last from Mondays to Thursdays! (sessions usually start after lunch!)
2. Multiple voluntary recesses in a year! (more vacations than a student!) the longest one is during campaign period--no sessions from Feb to June!
3. Approx. P200 MILLION pork barrel per congressman a year! and you can do ANYTHING you please with it! (just don't be caught if it's illegal, hehe)
4. Absent or Leave WITH pay!
5. 3 years in office (P200M x 3!) and you can stay there up to 9 years. hehe
Of course, these are the pros and i'm surely they certainly outweigh the cons like you can be arrested and compeled to go to sessions if you're always absent or the president can call sessions anytime she wants and you have to do give money to your constituents but hey, that's just part of work. hehehe. I wonder if i should run at age 25? hmmmm, maybe if i still don't have a job i will.
Thursday, January 22, 2004
My gosh! I joined Oprah Winfrey's book club and look what she recommends us to read this new year!
Hello Book Club Friends!
I'm so excited to announce our first Book Club Selection of 2004! It is a HUGE book—the favorite of writers, readers, and even celebrities around the world. And I assure you, it is a reader's read!
Brace yourselves—One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez is as steamy, dense and sensual as the jungle that surrounds the surreal town of Macondo!
Elaborating on real stories from his own family history, García Márquez breathes life into a wild, wonderful, mythical cast of characters in One Hundred Years of Solitude. You'll encounter strong men driven mad by their pursuit of knowledge…women who love life too much to die…butterflies that follow lovers…ghosts who refuse to leave…and so much more.
Magic permeates everyday life in Macondo—and is accepted without the blink of an eye. But One Hundred Years of Solitude is not a fairy tale. There is pain and suffering, angst and frustration, war and forgiveness, loss and heartache. The relationships among six generations of the Buendía family reflect the mythology of all our lives, and the drama of an entire culture.
There is so much to find in this novel! Reality and magic, men and women, politics and love, past, present and future. For Márquez, time—like the lines between reality and magic—is blurry. With each branch of the family tree, with every repetition of a name, it seems the Buendías are cursed to repeat their forbearers' mistakes.
I'm delighted to share this novel with you! It is a work I hope you will savor with every one of your senses. And we've only just begun!
Turn to page one: "Many years later, as he face the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice…"
Let the magic begin…and let it take you away!
— Oprah
This was our reading assignment back in first year with Mr. Pulan! It was a really good book although it'll make you shiver at the end...hehehehe. Maybe i should start reading it again when i have free time (meaning= never?) hehehe
Hello Book Club Friends!
I'm so excited to announce our first Book Club Selection of 2004! It is a HUGE book—the favorite of writers, readers, and even celebrities around the world. And I assure you, it is a reader's read!
Brace yourselves—One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez is as steamy, dense and sensual as the jungle that surrounds the surreal town of Macondo!
Elaborating on real stories from his own family history, García Márquez breathes life into a wild, wonderful, mythical cast of characters in One Hundred Years of Solitude. You'll encounter strong men driven mad by their pursuit of knowledge…women who love life too much to die…butterflies that follow lovers…ghosts who refuse to leave…and so much more.
Magic permeates everyday life in Macondo—and is accepted without the blink of an eye. But One Hundred Years of Solitude is not a fairy tale. There is pain and suffering, angst and frustration, war and forgiveness, loss and heartache. The relationships among six generations of the Buendía family reflect the mythology of all our lives, and the drama of an entire culture.
There is so much to find in this novel! Reality and magic, men and women, politics and love, past, present and future. For Márquez, time—like the lines between reality and magic—is blurry. With each branch of the family tree, with every repetition of a name, it seems the Buendías are cursed to repeat their forbearers' mistakes.
I'm delighted to share this novel with you! It is a work I hope you will savor with every one of your senses. And we've only just begun!
Turn to page one: "Many years later, as he face the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice…"
Let the magic begin…and let it take you away!
— Oprah
This was our reading assignment back in first year with Mr. Pulan! It was a really good book although it'll make you shiver at the end...hehehehe. Maybe i should start reading it again when i have free time (meaning= never?) hehehe
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Why do we have classes during Chinese New Year? Crazy GMA should've gone all the way in pleasing the CHinese and made tomorrow a non-working holiday! What in the world is a "special working holiday" for? Oh well...i can't cut my classes, too coz i have three tomorrow and a meeting for Polsci proj..argh.
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I still don't feel the studying mood...i have a philo quiz tom about Metaphysics!? and i haven't studied! It's really a big deal coz i got D in the last quiz, just great!
Am i weird or what? I don't accept friend requests from people i don't know. Mainly from guys, but now, there's some girls and i'm considering if i should apply my rule to them as well. Hmmmm, hmmmm..think think think. Well, i think i'll accept since they seem harmless naman and just wanna be friends! hehe
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Take my friendtest and see if you know me! www.bancroft.friendtest.com I have a feeling that only my very close friends would get a perfect score coz the questions are very detailed, hehehe. My CS classmate just got a 20! and for crying out loud, he thought that i listen to F4's music!!!! @*$#!
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I remembered our discussion about Ateneans having stereotypes for different kinds of people and frankly, i was a bit surprised or simply jolted out of my dream world. Coz i always thought of the Ateneo as a melting pot of different kinds of people where everyone was more or less accepted--since everyone's Atenean--or at least people don't care who you are or where you come from. Well, i guess, you can't take stereotyping out of the Filipino culture, wherever you go. It's just that discrimination was a lot harsher back when i was in highschool (at least that's how i felt). Hmm you can read all about it in my Chinoy article this year, first issue. I'll look the link up but it's probably in ateneoceladon.com or something. In a nutshell, I was half-chinese ("mudblood") studing in a school with population of 90% pure-blooded chinese. Nuff said!
I still don't feel the studying mood...i have a philo quiz tom about Metaphysics!? and i haven't studied! It's really a big deal coz i got D in the last quiz, just great!
Am i weird or what? I don't accept friend requests from people i don't know. Mainly from guys, but now, there's some girls and i'm considering if i should apply my rule to them as well. Hmmmm, hmmmm..think think think. Well, i think i'll accept since they seem harmless naman and just wanna be friends! hehe
Take my friendtest and see if you know me! www.bancroft.friendtest.com I have a feeling that only my very close friends would get a perfect score coz the questions are very detailed, hehehe. My CS classmate just got a 20! and for crying out loud, he thought that i listen to F4's music!!!! @*$#!
I remembered our discussion about Ateneans having stereotypes for different kinds of people and frankly, i was a bit surprised or simply jolted out of my dream world. Coz i always thought of the Ateneo as a melting pot of different kinds of people where everyone was more or less accepted--since everyone's Atenean--or at least people don't care who you are or where you come from. Well, i guess, you can't take stereotyping out of the Filipino culture, wherever you go. It's just that discrimination was a lot harsher back when i was in highschool (at least that's how i felt). Hmm you can read all about it in my Chinoy article this year, first issue. I'll look the link up but it's probably in ateneoceladon.com or something. In a nutshell, I was half-chinese ("mudblood") studing in a school with population of 90% pure-blooded chinese. Nuff said!
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Wednesday, December 31, 2003
I'm considering getting a new phone! (If i still have money left, after the monstrous Christmas shopping Oli and I did! =) Well, i was thinking of getting a 3660 at first, since it has the most number of hi-tech features--and will you believe, exactly the same features as the 6600! A friend from Nokia told me the SRP for the 3660 is 24k-26k--quite expensive! While the 6600 is selling for 27k, (but was on sale last Nov for 25k argh!) Anyways, i'm gonna try to look for a cheap but orginal (y'know what i mean, hehe) 3660 or 6660--meaning less than 20k. I'm sure there's bound to be some around, i just have to wait and find the right person!
This is the 3660
This is the 3660
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