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Saturday, July 05, 2003
I had a very busy weekend. Although today is Sunday, and it is technically still a weekend, my operative word is "had" because for the past 2 days, Friday and Saturday. I wasn't at home and I've never touched my books yet and I've got a ton of stuff to do and I haven't gone to mass yet. Yikes.
Anyhoo, I did have fun last Friday at the TNT party at Doods' house (thanks for hosting the party dude). I have to admit I was pretty scandalized from all the green/adult party games, but it was fun. Thank heavens, I only played 1 game. Yay!
Yesterday's formsem activities fascilitated by JQ were really fun too. I especially had fun guessing "Dao Ming Si, with a fan in a warhouse in Germany." Bleah. Ruined punchline if you weren't there.
And yesterday night, Tin was with us: my Mom and Tatay and I, we ate dinner out after formsem and we watched Charlie's Angels! Whatta fun movie! I loved it! I was laughing the whole time. People, it's a no-brainer movie. Do not expect it to be some detective story ala CSI. Just sit down, relax and watch it for fun's sake. -- I had to say that cause I've encountered people telling me it was stupid & ugly because it was too shallow its humor was based on other out of the blue stuff. Punchline. Watch it without expecting anything. It's a movie where you can let loose and have fun -- That is in my humble opinion.
I have another question to answer. And Chinkin asks:
Q1: Relaxed or Calm?
A: Calm. Personally, calmness is the higher state of being. Like happy vs. joy. Joy is more spiritual while being happy is just happy. I like the state of being calm because you are relaxed and at peace at the same time. Unlike being relaxed, you're just unstressed, but it doesn't mean you're settled. It's been my goal since 4th year high school to be able to reach a state of fierce calmness in everything I encounter. I don't mean feeling the ultimate lethargy and apathy towards the world -- that really defeats the purpose of my goal. I want to be in the state of fierce calmness in the sense that I want to be more patient, understanding, relaxed, whole, at peace and at ease with everything I say and do. I guess it's a personal spiritual quest for me. So when I say I'm calm, I'm better than relaxed. I know everything will be ok no matter what. And that security against fate or the future is what reassures me and makes me whole.
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Post your questions at the guestbook, shout-outs or the Spit-Spots below the blog. =) Preferrably guestbook or spot-spits.
Keep your questions coming. It's fun thinking about them. =) Wag lang math ah. ;p
Thursday, July 03, 2003
Alrightie.
I'm at the CS21A Computer Lab doing my blog again. Naughy naughty.
The point is, we're doing Java programming. And so far there are 21 errors in our program. Geez. I finally bought the book, cause I need it. It's whopping huge and pricy. None the less, it will truly help me learn the program. =) And hopefully I can just read and write it like I were playing the piano, reading and writing notes.
Anyhow. I'm intrigued by Miko's question:
Q:would u rather face a no u-turn or a no left turn intersection? and why?
A: None of the above. I would rather not face anything. Cause I'm happy sleeping at the backseat. Thank you very much. =) Yep, I still don't know how to drive, and I'm ok with it. Less stress for me. Yay! I'm in no hurry. Eventually, but not so soon, I will be able to figure out what I like best from a No U-turn and a No Left Turn Intersection.
Tada!
Oh goodddddddiiiieeee! The flashcard program is running!
I might not blog later cause there's a TNT party. =)
When I think the day went well, heywire comes at the very end: just like static penetrating the computer screen and the monitor just goes bonkers.
Yep. My Adobe Photoshop has been corrupted. Damn. What else in my programs have been killed by the stupid virus? And why will I get a virus in the first place I don't really download stuff or go online much. I feel stupid. How can I survive my CS subjects this sem when of all times, my computer breaks down? I feel so delayed and ancient. And now I realize that YES, I actually need the CS21A book. Sacha has assigned some stuff to read.
Darn. Just when I thought everything's dandy. Fart hit the room, and osmosis happened.
I'm talking in code here. I don't think I'm making any sense. No, actually I'm not talking in code here. I'm just not as "prolific" at this point in time. Bleah.
And now what? My account in Atenista.net is invalid. What the smarts is going on?!!!!
Argggggg..... []string public class .java bleah.
anyhow... to answer Kiel's question. (neat blogpage by the way!)
Q: Are you going to the Meteor Garden concert if ever they come to the philippines? And what is the craziest thing that you would do just to meet them?
A: Yes, I'll be going to their concert if ever they drop by here. My friends and I have talked about it already. We've agreed to accompany each other. Neat huh?
Crazy stuff I'd do to meet them? Surely not that crazy. I'm just a weirdo. I'm not a die-hard F4 fan. I'm just a big fan. I once said I'd work for the person who gives me backstage passes to an F4 concert without pay for around a month... but that's about it.
Ok. I'm cranky. People, please ask me another question.
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A special request, ask me something randomly: out of the blue and not limited to a certain topic alone. :) I would love the variation. :) Thanks.
I'm still annoyed because of the sudden mayhem.
Tuesday, July 01, 2003
All rightie!
My shout outs are working! Yay! I'm so happy.It's been a full week or so since the Blog-Out system went under a maintenance check. I'm happy that it's back, and what's even cooler is that the older messages weren't reset! I still have a shout-out archive no matter what. Yay! Neat oh.
Last night I arrived home very late because I came from a surprise party. My barkada and I surprised Josh on his 19th birthday. It was unforgettable because of Josh's face when he came inside the room and greeted him: "SURPRISE!" he jumped back around 3 or 4 feet away and was stunned for the longest time. I think we even made him cry. I'm really bad at details when I tell a story that is personally overwhelming. It was just unbelievable really. I couldn't tell the story the way it should have been told, but if you just saw Josh's face: an unpaintable picture of awe, shock and happiness, you will understand my hype or better yet the reality of it.
Kudos to the people who brained this "Operation: Orange Juice." Yes, the eagle has landed perfectly on its eyrie. Blooey, you're one heck of a planner. And your pasta was really nice. Tin, kahit medyo sabog yung instructions mo sakin... ok na rin. Everything fell into place and it was worth everything, especially the expression on Josh's face. Wish we caught that "Kodak Moment." And at least Josh didn't get sick or anything before hand right? -- unlike moi hehe.
Rache & Mau even if we almost got "picked-up" (and I quote Rache on that) while doing the last minute errands of buying barbeque along Esteban Abada and picking up the pasta Blooey cooked etc., I really had fun bonding with you guys: talking about ghosts, the ectoplasmic ones and the ones that take human forms -y'both know what I mean. =)
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Ok, so for today... class ended at 1030, but I took the shift at the BlueREP booth from 1030 to 3pm straight. I had company that appeared and disappeared since that was a pretty long shift. Before I left, we had around 60 people who wanted to join the org. Yay! Happy-happy-joy-joy!
A funny thing happened in Philo today. See our teacher is the type of person who loves betting... Ika nga niya eh: "Mahilig akong pumusta."
In my opinion, he does this because it's his philosophy to defy the structure of things to discover more. But none the less, it's his "betting" obsession that makes him the fascinating person he is and it is what gave us our freecut this Thursday...
You heard me right. A freecut this Thursday! Whee!
Halfway through the class, he checked attendance and asked: "Nasaan na ba si Kiko?*"
The class just mumbled, not knowing Kiko's whereabouts.
And he continued: "Pagpumasok ngayong araw si Kiko, freecut tayo sa Huwebes."
And the class was like... "Kiko sana pumasok ka na..."
10 minutes before the class ended, a knock on the door was heard. Lo and Behold! Kiko appeared!
So because of Kiko's saved by the bell appearance, Sir did his part of the bargain and gave us a brilliant freecut.
Haha!
Funny things happen.
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And to answer the questions asked in my guestbook....
Q1: Did you watch the F4 fever special? asked by Sureshot
A1: Yes, I watched a part of it. I asked my folks if we could go home earlier than usual from our Saturday family night so I could watch the "concert"... and we did. So I watched. The thing is, I fell asleep a quarter way through the tv show. Hehe. I was really tired. I also found it funny cause I couldn't grasp the idea of introducing the huge inanimate posters as if they were here live and kicking or even as if they were people right beside you. Another funny concept I couldn't stomach was that they were hosting the show as if it were live-feed from Taiwan or something. Haha! I was genuinely amused. =)
Q2: What's the first thing to hit your mind when you wake up? asked by Jad
A2: 3 words -- "10 minutes more." I still want to sleep longer. Hehe. If it's not those 3 words, it would be a question still on the concept of time like: "What time is it?" or "What time's my first class?" or something like that. Although my thought patterns vary, I don't always think in the themes of time... sometimes, I think about food, or what I should wear to school, or homework... stuff like that. There. =)
Yay!
It's fun answering people's questions. If you have any other questions... drop it at the guestbook. I'll make sure to answer it to the best of my abilities. Girl Scout's honor. =)
Alrightie... I gotta jet, and study and sleep!!! =)
Sunday, June 29, 2003
I just found out I couldn't do my CS21a lab homework2...
something's wrong with my PC -- I couldn't get the file. Sad. So this means, that I will have to be a bit delayed with my class tomorrow, trying to cope with whatever Ma'm Sacha said or something like that.
Anyhow... I'm blogging again, cause I'm getting nowhere.
I wrote a poem today. A real impromptu one. And it's published at Chinkin's website. I feel really happy and honored about it being published and all, but I have to admit that there's this weirdness I feel with reading my work on someone else's page cause I'm not used to that. But none-the-less, the more dominant feeling I have is of appreciation. Thanks for posting the poem Chinkin, I really appreciate it.
Go check out Chinkin. My poem is in his Hands gallery. By the way, those were my hands too. It looks so masculine huh? I hate it. But Chinkin says, that's the effect of the oil.
How those shots happened was simply a spontaneous idea that burst out from a favor I asked of him... I asked if he had pictures of hands -- and if I could use those pictures for the visual journal I needed for my Painting and Drawing Class and he said he did... I asked if the pictures of hands he had were shiny and oily... cause I wanted a shot of hands that glistened in the light and that showed the details of the fine lines we had in our palms, and he said... "Let's just shoot..." and so we did.
My ideas were simple and basic... but Chinkin thought of nifty stuff... and he even found impromptu "props" a few minutes before the shoot. Chinkin's abstract thoughts and unique vision brought about a really fascinating, colorful and intense set of pictures I never envisioned even during the shoot.
I believe that my visual journal is definitely in its form. I think I could get an "A" on that project; I am very grateful to the camera, film, innovation, creativity, vision, time and the talent of Chinkin Coruna. Chinkin, the alt+164 key isn't working in Blogger, I couldn't get the "enye" to work out right... so, the mispelling of your last name was because of a technical difficulty.
Anyhow, enjoy Chinkin's online portfolio. Marvel at/with his art. Go to it now @ http://www.photos.ph/chinkin
My email account is 71% full... that's around a 90% gain from last Friday's mail gauge. The egroups are really a busy team.
Anyhow... I am once again at my procrastinating mode. I know I should start my programming, because I have a gazillion other things to do, but I am dilly-dallying my time a little bit because I'm not in a programming mood.
*bleah*
A very good friend of mine, Macky Santiago, (he's sort of my twin, but we're not related) told me to add interactivity to my webpage. He said I should have a section where people can contribute their poems. Neat suggestion Mak!
Truth is I was actually planning that. I just couldn't figure out if I should screen the poems before I post the poems, or should I just simply allow poemsharing -- where it's a free for all, no screening.
I'm leaning toward the latter, but there must be some sort of quality control... so I'm still figuring logistics out. But yes... eventually, my page will accept poem contributions. Yay! =)
As of now, if you all want to react to my blogs, I suggest leave your wonderful and very much appreciated comments at my guestbook. The Blog-Out system is still down. I hope you speak your mind freely about what you think of what I write.
Anyhoo... here's a poem long overdue. I wasn't able to post this when I wrote this a month or so back.
"After the Break-Up"
After the break-up
My ceiling stopped leaking
It was as if our relationship
controlled the weather.
The thunderstorms have dried
And the snow grew warm
The desire has fallen short of none.
After the break-up
My eyes adjusted itself
to the glare of the sun
My ears accustomed to
the noise of silence
I could even command my plants
to grow as I please.
I have finally learned
my power as one.
After the break-up
Not much has changed
But my ceiling, my plants and my home:
I made it cozier for myself.
I took down all the pictures of you
(or anything that reminded of you)
I stacked the boxes of all the gifts you gave
[by the corner]
And blankly read the letters you wrote.
After the break-up
I saw my face
cut my hair
and changed my name.
After the break-up
I am never the same.
May 17, 2003
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Lastly,
Josh... Happy birthday. God Bless you on your 19th year on earth.
Learn quicker than you believe. There is so much more to discover in this world. Not everything is shown. =) Wishing you the best in life and in love. God Speed.
