Monday, July 30, 2007

High school all over again

So.

We're required to attend a symposium today.

Monday.

Or else we wouldn't be allowed to have an exposure for our Civic Welfare Training Service.

I've grown accustomed to not having classes every Monday that the thought of it leads to a series of negative ideas: it's going to be a long day, I'm going to have a lengthy week, so on and so forth. I can't help but compare how my week goes when I was in high school, where there are five days of school activities, and now, where four days of school seem to go so fast. Adding an extra day makes it all high school again.

Four years in secondary school wasn't easy; waiting for weekends seemed to take an eternity, with all the activities and sometimes unbearable classmates and teachers. Plus, there is a schedule which covers about one-third of the day, and that wraps up the whole of your weekdays. And when Saturday and Sunday comes, it is the time to make homework, finish projects, race against deadlines, and before you know it, your weekend is gone, and it's back to school again.

Now, college. Everything's a breeze. I only have about three to four subjects a day, with tolerable teachers and great blockmates, not to mention an early dismissal every Wednesday and Friday (1:30 PM). I have all the time in the world to make schoolwork, projects, and whatever else there is. On top of that, I have three days of total bliss, when I can do nothing, absolutely nothing. And now I'm going to have meetings and symposiums every Monday of the month until, what, September? That's preposterous! All right, too strong a word - that's unbelievable! Unimaginable! It's going back to high school, where weekdays are too long and weekends are too short. (insert a big, big, SIGH. >.<) Then again, I should only use The Secret - the law of attraction. Weekdays are short, weekdays are short...

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8:00 PM

I think I'm about to catch a cold; a portion of my neck hurts and I had a throbbing headache a while ago.

Before going to MC, I felt a strong urge to exercise, so I did - twenty minutes of kickboxing, and twenty minutes of taebo jam after that. And I didn't stop there. After doing taebo, I went to my sauna-like room and did push-ups and sit-ups. So when I got up, my vision was going round in circles, and I badly needed a drink.

Seeing that we didn't have warm water (since I have tonsilitis), I drunk cold water; it felt like a hammer in my throat (you could see that I don't take care of myself well). I took a cold bath after (and to think I was exposed to much heat and perspiration earlier); by this time my head started pounding, and I felt that the only cure for it is some good food. So I ate (drum rolls) -- Century Tuna, Adobo flavor!

While eating, my headache subsided, and the food was so delicious that I completely forgot that I have just exercised (honestly, I really, really forgot that I did taebo), so I had three cups of rice and ate every morsel of the tuna. Only when I was about to brush my teeth that I remembered working out, and I went "O... my... well, this sucks,"

So, off I went, in the blistering heat of the sun, took an FX, and got to school. I set off to the canteen, chatted with my friends, and we went to the Little Theater, the venue of the symposium.

Then the symposium started. I was so bored that I didn't bother paying attention and just listened to my MP3 player (my bad). Then I started to notice - isn't it a bit too cold in here? I wanted to pee; it always happens when I get cold. My friend, Ange, then told me to accompany her to the loo, which with utmost gladness I did.

Outside the Little Theater, I saw gray clouds and drops of water falling from the sky. It was raining. It must be the explanation why it was unbearably hot hours before. Ange and I stayed in the loo for a long time; we didn't want to go back to the cold-cum-boring seminar. And when we got back, the speaker was done; we went to our assigned classroom afterwards, where the excursion of our choice will be discussed.

MMJ 203, 3:00-4:00 PM: I was bored out of my wits; our speaker is mundane, plus her voice is soft. My head started throbbing, my eyes painful. There was no way to get out of the room, so I, again, seeked entertainment through my MP3 and through reading Roxy's girlfriend's sweet messages (Oh, sorry, Rox). A whole hour of nothing, and we were dismissed.

I needed bedrest by the time we were to go home. I couldn't ignore the painful hammering of my head; it was as if a nail was forcing itself through my skull. So, with the cold weather and the equally cold FX, I listened, again, to my MP3 player (what would I be without it?), and endured the traffic and the increasing agony brought by my head.

Because of the road traffic, the trip home was half an hour longer. So I was really excited when the FX was near our subdivision, and when I got home, the first thing I did was - guess what - eat. I wanted hot soup, but the grilled fish compensated.

That's how my Monday went. Nice, isn't it? I just hope that I wouldn't have to endure such in the following Mondays to come.

Really strange questions

Very Strange Questions
Inanimate objects
Do you like sporks?:no. downright irritating. i always have a hard time eating my food with sporks... esp. CHICKEN NUGGETS!
If sporks tried to take over the world, would you help them?:no way. i'd much rather be a damsel in distress. haha. i know i'm a loser. XD
Would you fight them?:no, i'd let them kidnap me so that my super hero would come and rescue me.
What are your views on oranges?:they're round and i like them juicy. yum.. juicy.
How about apples?:i don't like apples. no taste at all. although i'm thinking about eating apples when i get pregnant so that my baby would have a fair complexion.
Do you like sand?:when i'm in the beach. i like white sand. i've heard of black sand, i think that's really weird. if white sand is cool, then black sand must be hot, right? stupid XD
Do you like the way it smells when a road has been freshly paved?:i like it the way i like eating roadkill cats.
Food related items
What's the grossest thing you would eat for $50?:hmm.. anything gross as long as it's healthy and not greasy.
Do you like sushi?:of course golf course (i've got more of that!)!
Would you eat Rocky Mountain Oysters?:i dont even know what Rocky Mountain Oysters are. but sure, i eat anything.
Do you know what they are?:i told you, i don't. XP
How do you feel about mayonnaise?:i like it in hotdogs. and in potato wedges. mm, greenwich. i support my mum.
Mustard?:i like it in hotdogs. that's all mustard's made for.
Would you eat something if you had to watch it die first?:eeew NO MAN! great idea though. maybe i could finally start my diet if i watch my food get killed first XD
Would you kill it yourself before you ate it?:absolutely not. dear, slaughtermen must confess every now and then.
Randomness
Do you want to be famous?:yep. my blockmates know that i wanna end up in hollywood. to have a kissing scene with an uber handsome guy is one of my greatest dreams.
If you couls have any name in the world, what would it be?:all the lara's i know are smart, so maybe lara. or dawn. my mum was supposed to name me dawn.
Any thoughts on aliens?:i've read a book on UFO's and alien abduction is really creepy.
Ever been kidnapped by an alien?:who knows? but i think my brother's been kidnapped by an alien. strange bloke.
Did they torment you with sporks?:maybe. sporks are hideous.
Do you like bugs?:depends on the bug. i don't like my household bugs. live on the places i don't want them to (loo).
What color is your hair?:black in the shade, brown in the sun.
Why are you taking this survey?:coz it's weird.
Last, but not least...
Do you think you are attractive?:of course! although i need to take off a few fat here and there. i know i'm made for something great. see me in maxim top 100.
Do you think you are smart?:course i do. i'm made to join mensa. XD
Would you say you are popular?:in the near future, you'd see me in Super! with Tim Yap. or you'd see me clutching Danielle Radcliffe's hand, you know, what couples do.
Would it ruin your life if you were none of those things?:hell yeah! i think i'm all about the first two, thank you.
Did this survey annoy you?:not really. just made me wonder what those oysters are.
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Saturday, July 28, 2007

On high with emotions

I watched Kapuso Mo, Jessica Sojo, and they featured this video of CPDRC inmates: Cebu Jailhouse rockers. They're dancing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller"

This video makes me so happy and proud of the discipline these people have. To think that they're in prison, criminals, and yet they are able to prove that they're better than we think.

The world seems to be much better than I have thought.

I love it!:)

On a different note, I cried while Kapuso Mo, Jessica Sojo, discussed child abuse. It showed a kid who died because of her Japanese stepfather's lashing. She vomited a lot after the abuse, and when she was sent to the hospital, she was dead on arrival. And she was only three years old! Shoot. Another was a nine-year-old boy who was binded by his mother and stepfather, then he accidentally fell on the stairs. He died because of a head injury.

These parents have no right to hurt their children. Have they no mercy? Can't they see their child crying, begging, moaning in pain, while they're being beaten? These abused children are innocent. Whatever wrong they've done, parents have NO RIGHT to mistreat them. Tsk. I'm so angry and dissappointed that this continues to happen, even while I'm talking, even while you're reading. I will do something about this. I promise.

Friday, July 27, 2007

Mourning over the 7th book

Whoo! First post. I've been wanting to have a blog since my first few weeks in college. My English 101 prof inspired me to have one; she said "In order to be a good writer, you must write, and not think of the activity as school work" and it got me thinking that I haven't actually written in a long time. So, here it is, the blog, brought to existence by my English professor (thank you, Ms. Adame!).

Updates, updates. College is great! I'm really new to the idea about not having classes every Monday, so when I saw my registration form, I was all excited about the change. But beginning July 30 until some time in September, I'd have to go to my school, Miriam College (MC), every Monday, because our block is going to have practices for the cheerleading competition (could you believe this school?)

Cheerleading! Ugh. The thought of it leaves me with the horror of pompoms and mascots. What are we going to cheer about, anyway? We aren't in the UAAP or NCAA, and I don't think we're going to cheerdance in the WNCAA, either. But look at the bright side: atleast I'll be burning off calories (those who care, raise your hands).

My blockmates are good. I like them, they're easy to get along with. Although we are split into three groups, we still have a great time being with one another. I especially like being with Beng, a funny, talkative blockmate of mine, and also with my group, but I somehow feel that there is something wrong with us. There are inner conflicts, which divides our group, and I'm not fine with it (who is, anyway?). Anyway, issues will be resolved in time, won't it? Let's just give them a bit of fresh air:)

Orgs are not my priority at the moment: my goal is to be in the dean's list so that I'll have a chance of transferring to UP Diliman or ADMU. Hey, don't get me wrong - MC is great, but I have bigger things in my mind then staying because I feel at home within the grounds of my college. I'm thinking about the future, because when you apply for a job, your college matters. And besides, it would make my parents really happy and proud. They say it's okay if I stay in Miriam, but that it'd be good if I transfer to UP. I find it obvious that they're contented, but still, I'm trying hard so that I'd continue my studies in UP.

(Pls. stop reading if you haven't finished Harry Potter book 7 yet.)

I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Mum bought it last Saturday; I finished in Monday. And what could I say but --- WAAAHHH!!! I'm sad! So freaking sad!!! Could you believe that Fred died? What would George be without Fred? I started thinking of Weasleys Wizard Wheezes (if that's the right spelling), all their jokes, puns, pranks, and their glorious getaway in their seventh year at Hogwarts. They do everything together since who-knows-when, and Fred's death changes all of that. It's so depressing.

And what's even more depressing is the demise of the most complex character: Snape. Since reading The Half-Blood Prince, I thought it would be likely that he would die at the seventh book. But him actually dying is a different story: I took it with shock and pity, and his memories made me cry A LOT, especially this part (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, chapter 33):

Dumbledore opened his eyes. Snape looked horrified.

"You have kept him alive so that he can die at the right moment?"

"Don't be shocked, Severus. How many men and women have you watched die?"

"Lately, only those whom I could not save," said Snape. He stood up. "You
have used me."

"Meaning?"

"I have spied for you and lied for you, put myself in mortal danger for you.
Everything was supposed to be to keep Lily Potter's son safe. Now you tell me
you have been raising him like a pig for slaughter -"

"But this is touching, Severus," said Dumbledore seriuosly. "Have you grown
to care for the boy, after all?"

"For him?" shouted Snape, "Expecto Patronum!"

From the tip of his wand burst the silver doe: She landed on the office
floor, bounced once across the office, and soared out of the window. Dumbledore
watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and
his eyes were full of tears.

"After all this time?"

"Always," said Snape.

It makes me cry; he's underappreciated by everyone except Dumbledore. Oooh man. And he dies without anybody apologizing to him, but atleast Snape saw the most important thing for him before he died: Lily Potter, reflected in Harry's eyes, which are like his mother's.

I still grieve over Snape, even if he's just a fictitional character. The book leaves me with such a heavy heart. And Harry having a family with Ginny! Sigh. Well, atleast Danielle Radcliffe isn't with anybody at the moment... or is he?(-__-)


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You Are Noon

You are upbeat, ambitious, and never at loss for energy.
You have a lot that drives you in life. The desire to be the best, and a secret hope of fame and power.
And while you definitely have a Type A personality, you are still fun to be around.
You have a ton of charisma and a genuine interest in others. You are adored by many.
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You and your mom are practically clones.
You think alike, and you even seem to read each other's minds.
You're definitely you're mother's child... and that's just fine with you.

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