Monday, October 31, 2005

One Week Left

If there was any way I could stop time, I definitely would.. Heck, could you believe it?? I have barely been able to get a good night's rest when I've just realized that classes are due to start a week from now...

"Earth paging Dexter, Earth paging Dexter! You should have known better since enrolment was yesterday."

"Awww shaddup!!"

Le sigh... Has it been two weeks already??? Has it?? Well the calendar says so, but I have barely done anything.. ANYTHING! Grr!

And it's not as if I'm getting rest over the next couple of days either.. Not that I'm complaining about Halloween and All Saint's Day; after all, November 1 is my second most favorite day (next to December 31, that is), but heck, the two weeks just felt like one swift swoop...

Le sigh..

And no, I can't go with Winnie and the gang on November 4 to visit Mam FFC.. As much as I hate to turn that down AGAIN (it's the fifth time I was supposed to visit her after all), I have but little choice but to do so... Sorry....

LONG HUGE LE SIIIIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..

And with the whole thing being said, it just feels like any other ordinary school day.. Still away from home for much of the day, still sleepless as ever.. Barely any freedom to do what I want... Tell me what sets this apart from school days?? Basically nothing, that's what.. (Well I do get to update my blog once in a while...)

Of course, I'm still brooding over my P.E. for this sem, which is men's fitness... I wonder if it'll make me lose weight or what.. Moreover, I'm not really sure if I'm gonna be as darn lucky as last sem, where I had the ever nice and wonderful Sir Cruz as prof.... Dang, I wish I had taken folk dance instead, if men's fitness is gonna involve hours of practise as well, but then again, could you ever imagine a big tub of goo and blubber like me doing the chacha??? (Smirks anxiously)

Dang, 3 more sems of P.E.???????????? I suppose I'll skip classes altogether... if I could, that is..

Le sigh...

Nothing new really, just a huge big fat nothing is what I wrote... Sorry for taking some of your precious time reading a catastrophiser's thoughts..

Til next time.. May God bless us all..

Sunday, October 30, 2005

Update on Mushiness

.... to Mom
Fine, so maybe she really IS proud of me, and well, my words aren't as delicious as I would think them to be.. Mom, sorry for doubting you, and thanks for "being proud of me"..

.... to James Esteleydes
You were the first one to befriend me despite my aloofness and all.. I definitely want to thank you because of your "benigness" (or is it benignity? heck, the dictionary's tucked away, I'll check it next time) and your friendliness to me...

.... to JayR Monte
If there was any person that threatened me (academically, of course), this guy was it.. Now with all due respect to Sze, Winnie, Abi and Ken, but double 1's in History and Theology??? This guy gave me a run for my money, tell ya. Heck I don't even have a single 1... ( "O master!!") Oh well, first of all, congratulations, and secondly, thank you for..... just thank you..

.... to Sir Cruz
for teaching me that nerdy unsporty guys like I am bond with sports if and only if the coach/prof was as held by an intermolecular attraction as nice as you.. thanks sir..


Now, what else?? Actually I've thanked everybody I could possibly think of, and hey, I'm a bit tired from enrolment this afternoon... (Sighs..) Men's fitness P.E.?????? (gives a long, anxious, worried sigh again) Oh well, what will happen, will happen, don't it??

Oh well, be updating soon... God bless to all of us..

CONGRATULATIONS TO MS CRISTINA SZE FOR BEING A DEAN's LISTER.. ^_^

Thursday, October 27, 2005

One Could Never Be One

"One down, nine to go..."

If I were to earn a dollar each time my "blockmates" mentioned this, I would be as rich as.... hrmmm, maybe Bill Gates??? The newfound catchphrase of ours, (yes, you read it right, OURS) has been in circulation for about a week now, and honestly enough, despite similar sentiments, I have tired from hearing it over and over again... So here I am, idling my time away, and then.... (SUDDEN JOLT OF INSPIRATION) I made myself a new catchphrase to wear out for... hrmmm?? the remainder of the sem break? (grins to oneself)

"One Could Never Be One"

An incomplete thought isn't it? I'm quite sure that my english teachers will be after my head if they read this... What's more, it violates the identity property (of numbers???) which states that any number is, obviously, equal to itself...

Now this is just a catchphrase of course.. In point of fact, I did intend this for a poem of mine a while ago, but seeing that it's sembreak and all, I really didn't want to rack my brains yet to compose a verse of complete nothingness as brought to us by yours truly...

Now, I think I've been winding you too much, so I shall begin to explain the principle behind the "quote" in a letter of sorts.. Well, here goes nothing..(Please bear with my "corny-ness")

If not for the special people in my life, each one special in his or her own way, I daresay I would have never passed the first semester in engineering, thus, one semester could never have been one semester... In short, ONE COULD NEVER BE ONE..

I would like to extend my gratitude, to all those who helped me "make" this first one..

.... to Jackie, Winnie, Lizette and Sze Sien (among others)
You taught me who my true friends are.

.... to Kenneth and Kevin
You were always the ones who made an effort to keep our friendship alive. Sometimes, I think I am too harsh especially when you drop a call, for I'm always "too busy" to talk to you.. Sorry, and thanks for always putting up with me and my rudeness.

.... to my HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER CHIANG KAI SHEK COLLEGE
Since college started, I have only visited my high school twice, and one of the only two chances was just to get my alumni card.. I am deeply sorry if I hadn't been able to keep in touch with the teachers more, and it may seem that I have forgotten about you, but I haven't.. I will always bring with me, the pride and honor of a true CKSian (why did they have to make it so "unique").. I will always have in my heart, the lessons you taught me, and the values that you imbued upon my character...

.... to my college professors
What I learned from you academically is truly great, but it is the non academical lessons that I shall forever keep in my heart.. From my favorite professor, Mam Amon who taught me never to get complacent even when it may seem that nothing could go wrong... To Doc Dimaano who taught me early on that reading is a most essential tool in college... To Mam Agustin who showed me that first impressions aren't always the right ones.. To Mam Alamis who showed me that anger could be channeled into a fuel that motivates me to do better... And to our beloved Sir Bernabe, who taught me that "old school still rocks" and that politics is dirty..

.... to Monica
Perhaps it is magic, but it never ceases to amaze me how, at the end of every YM with this girl, I'll be grinning from ear to ear... You have taught me to smile inspite of everything, and understand others... Naks naman!! But it's true, and I want to thank you..

.... to Pip
Well, being a bird doesn't stop you from being special... You got a way of knowing exactly how I feel; and you sing to cheer me up when I feel noone understands me... How do you know when I am down??? I don't know, but thanks too..

.... to "Sir Calaway"
We never know each other, but I've grown up learning a lot from you... You taught me to always keep my head on the game, and to focus on what's at hand.. To be cool and collected regardless of what's happening.. And most important of all, to rise each time I fall, even when I've been buried alive.. You don't know me, and you probably never will, but somehow if you're reading this, thanks so much..

.... to mom, and all my other relatives
For driving me to be better... I never understood why you guys never believed in me, grandma, uncle... Mom, you used to believe in me always, but now you changed.. Why?? Well I will never know.. Perhaps, you heard news that "somebody" pays for his tuition; while I?? I'm just a full time student who sleeps all day... But I will prove myself... I'll show you, you'll see...

.... to dad
You taught me to be "the analyst".. to discern things and not jump to conclusions.. to understand that there is always something hidden within a person, and that there is something good in everybody... to be vigilant, so as not to be fooled and used by others, while not fooling others as well... to never forget all the good that everyone has done to me, and to forgive others but not to forget so as not to be a fool... Thanks so much, dad. You're the best!!

.... to myself
sa akin na lang to.. :p

.... and most importantly to God
Despite being a sinful man, You're still here for me, Lord, to bless me and guide me... You gave me all I knew, and taught me to be humble inspite of everything.... Praises be to You, O Lord, through which nothing is impossible..

^_^

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Guess Who's Back

My my... How long has it been??? Well, a month and a week to be precise... AND I COULD NOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I MISSED ALL MY FELLOW BLOGGERS, goodness!!

.. if my PC hadn't busted...

Well, I'm back again.. at least for now.. ^_^ and I actually could not believe how much I've missed... I mean, imagine a hundred plus worth of unread mail.. that's just the inbox tells ya, and I actually just finished reading all of them.. well, fine.. most of them.. I'm not reading those chain mails anymore, because they're just so damn annoying! if I knew, my pc got busted the last time because of a virus attached to a message from so and so.. tells ya, it's very annoying when I'm cut off from the outside world, and five weeks isn't really a short time you know...

which reminds me..

BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MISS JACQUELINE UY!!!!

that's another thing... could y'all believe how much I fumed when I couldn't greet Jackie??? I did send SMS but.... her number's changed, I think.... I swear I'll destroy all the people who are actually making these viruses... Imagine this kind of computer know-how being put to waste??? Preposterous!

oh well, I'm just practically annoyed is all... we-ell I'm happy but life just isn't complete without the hours sitting in front of the monitor and chatting with friends from HS.. well college is great but college life just hasn't risen to that wacky status I had in HS...

well whut else?? actually nothing.. I'm practically just waiting for my grades online (just like all other Thomasians out there), that's all... Not that my life was a bore that I don't have any story to tell, but I guess I'll spare you from the er...... "lengthy" talk...

fine, boring talk then..

oh well til here my friends.. I guess I'll just make my presence felt in your blogs...

God bless us all ^_^