Ivory Tower

Clash of the Titans remake

2010-04-06T23:12:00.001+08:00

Ok, so thoughts on the film:

1. I wish they would've stuck to the original Perseus story.

2. On the other hand, cgi rocks! But then again, it should rock because effects are not what they used to be.

3. Sam Worthington is HOOOOOOT!!

Yeah, i'd watch it again. Just because of #3.

My current desktop wallpaper

2010-03-17T10:40:00.001+08:00

I grabbed this from somewhere, i forgot to copy the url.

blogwriter

2010-03-16T16:12:00.001+08:00

Testing this app from my iPod touch.

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2010-03-16T01:28:00.002+08:00

Okay, so last Sunday we got FFXIII. And i promised myself i wouldn't play it until at least after my civil law review finals tomorrow. But i really couldn't help myself, i mean, i've been waiting for that game to come out for YEARS (yeah, what's up with that Square-Enix?)! So yeah, today i spent some time playing - call it a break from studying. Otherwise i'd go nuts.

So first impressions: the graphics are worth waiting for! It was originally meant for PS2 but i'm happy they decided to go with PS3. Square never disappoints, graphics-wise. The linear thing, i'm still reserving judgment. I haven't encountered any Eidolons yet, so i'm looking forward to that. I'm still adjusting to the new game play, it's a party of 3 but i can only control how the party leader acts. I needs to explore the game more, yes?

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2010-03-12T21:14:00.004+08:00

This is just one of several blog accounts i have. I'm addicted! Now i find it hard to keep track of all of them. I'm like a typical pinoy old school land grabber, but instead of grabbing real property, i'm grabbing spaces in cyberspace. Baka maubusan. Lol.

The reason i don't check up on my multiply is because it's become synonymous to e-commerce for me.

Then i used my wordpress account for 2009.

And then i made one for i.ph and livejournal just because i love their templates.

Cyberspace space grabber!

on.mitsu.mo.de.

2010-03-12T21:02:00.003+08:00

Final exams start next week. Need need need to study!

*cue vodka commercial on tv* Are you trying to tell me something, universe?

I knew it!

2010-03-11T20:58:00.003+08:00

I've always suspected that the Japanese have been secretly developing Gundams. Now i feel somewhat vindicated hahaha.

As i understand, the replica is scheduled for public display in Odaiba’s Shiokaze Park next month (we were there this past April '09 -- we'll miss it by several months, boohoo!). This statue will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Gundam franchise.

I don't care if it's only a "model". All we need is a little more time before these things go up in the air. So all you physicists unite! Bwahahahahaha!

Presenting, the RX-78 Gundam in all it's glory:

Ang swerte naman ni Manong, nasa shoulder ni RX-78!

I soooo love this picture! UBER-COOL!

So what if i'm sounding like an absolute geek (and conspiracist).

**Reposted from another blogsite of mine.
***News and pictures found on this site.

blogthings 07.

2008-03-19T20:15:00.001+08:00

You Are A Cypress Tree

You are strong, adaptable, and striving to be content.

You're good at taking what life has to give - even if you don't like it.

A passionate lover who can't be satisfied, you are quick tempered at times.

You hate loneliness, want love and affection, and need to be needed.

A bit of a live wire, you love to gain knowledge any cost... and you can be careless at times.

What's Your Celtic Horoscope?

Can't be satisfied? What the fcuk!

shamelessly self-promoting

2008-03-18T21:42:00.001+08:00

I'm occupying another spot in the vastness of cyberspace. Check it out.

wright minus rong

2008-03-15T17:29:00.003+08:00

Our final exam in Civil Procedure consists of 100 questions, answerable by TRUE or FALSE. Graded using right minus wrong.

HAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahahaha..... Nuts!

2008-03-14T13:41:00.003+08:00

I had dinner with Che and Dar last thursday night. We've been planning on that for quite some time now, the last time i saw them was a couple of years ago (Hey! We had dinner at the same resto! Haha). Anyway, it was nice catching up with them. I wasn't able to visit Che when she gave birth to their second child.

I love going out and catching up with old friends, but dang! Every time i see them i'm reminded that i'm still a student and dependent on my family since my parents decided to fund my studies. I guess that it doesn't help that a lot of them seem like they're already going places and are on their way to becoming successful in their careers. I'm extremely happy for them because they deserve it, they've been working their butts off. It's just that sometimes i feel that i'm being left behind.

I have mentioned this to people and their usual response when i tell them that is after my studies, i'd be a LAWYER (emphasis provided by them). But i would like to point out, i still have to pass the bar. It's not like after i graduate i'd become a lawyer. There's always the possibility of flunking.

HORROR OF HORRORS! Imagine studying for at least 4 years then not enjoying the fruits of your labor? I break out in hives/vomit/have heartburn/acid reflux/ulcer every time i think of taking the bar AND flunking.

I'm hoping to take it on my first time, not because of bragging rights, but because i wouldn't want to go through another year of intensive review. STRESS! But i wouldn't hesitate to take it again, as much as allowed by law, until i pass. At least i can say i tried my best. Before i used to think, it's nakakahiya when you have to re-take. But after all my years in staying in law school, i realize it was arrogance on my part. There are many factors which can influence your passing or failing, and most of them not based on your answers. There's one where your penmanship should not only be readable but nice. Heck, if i'd known that, i would have taken my penmanship class in St. Scho more seriously. Now, i know people who painstakingly practice their penmanship just so the Bar Examiner wouldn't skip reading their exams.

It's a good thing i still love what i'm doing, in spite of all the stress and the trials and insanities of being a law student. I feel for friends who enroll just because it is expected of them.

Dungeons and Dragons co-creator dies at 69

2008-03-05T15:17:00.003+08:00

By EMILY FREDRIX
Associated Press Writer
Tue Mar 4, 3:39PM ET

MILWAUKEE - Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69.

He had been suffering from health problems for several years, including an abdominal aneurysm, said his wife, Gail Gygax.

Gygax and Dave Arneson developed Dungeons & Dragons in 1974 using medieval characters and mythical creatures. The game known for its oddly shaped dice became a hit, particularly among teenage boys, and eventually was turned into video games, books and movies.

Gygax always enjoyed hearing from the game's legion of devoted fans, many of whom would stop by the family's home in Lake Geneva, about 55 miles southwest of Milwaukee, his wife said. Despite his declining health, he hosted weekly games of Dungeons & Dragons as recently as January, she said.

"It really meant a lot to him to hear from people from over the years about how he helped them become a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, what he gave them," Gail Gygax said. "He really enjoyed that."

Dungeons & Dragons players create fictional characters and carry out their adventures with the help of complicated rules. The quintessential geek pastime, it spawned a wealth of copycat games and later inspired a whole genre of computer games that's still growing in popularity.

Born Ernest Gary Gygax, he grew up in Chicago and moved to Lake Geneva at the age of 8. Gygax's father, a Swiss immigrant who played violin in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, read fantasy books to his only son and hooked him on the genre, Gail Gygax said.

Gygax dropped out of high school but took anthropology classes at the University of Chicago for a while, she said. He was working as an insurance underwriter in the 1960s, when he began playing war-themed board games.

But Gygax wanted to create a game that involved more fantasy. To free up time to work on that, he left the insurance business and became a shoe repairman, she said.

Gygax also was a prolific writer and wrote dozens of fantasy books, including the Greyhawk series of adventure novels.

Gary Sandelin, 32, a Manhattan attorney, said his weekly Dungeons & Dragons game will be a bit sadder on Wednesday night because of Gygax's passing. The beauty of the game is that it's never quite the same, he said.

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Thanks to people like him for influencing the fantasy genre, creating the foundation for role playing games all over the world.

2008-03-03T00:02:00.003+08:00

Just a quick note before studying. So i went to Ivy's child's baptism, the one i mentioned in a previous post. Good thing i did, saw lots of MaSci friends there. Dang, i missed those guys... Anyhow, we got to talking about having a get together this summer, hopefully i could go. One word guys: swimming!! Tara!

Lent

2008-03-01T22:49:00.002+08:00

I don't think i'm observing it right.

2008-03-01T22:29:00.002+08:00

So it's been a while since i've posted. Been very busy with school work. Finals start next Saturday and i still have tons of stuff to read. Come to think of it, i always have plenty of things to read. It seems like i can never catch up; i've never felt ready enough for recitations nor take an exam . As early as now, i'm getting nervous thinking about taking the bar.

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Another friend is having their child's baptism tomorrow. Dang, everybody's having children left and right. And here i am still stuck in school. Sigh... Sometimes i feel like i've been left behind by my friends and cousins. Most of them are working and having families of their own. But when i'm in the company of my law school friends, i feel a bit more normal. I've never regretted attending law school, but it's scary to think that in spite of studying for years, it may not be enough for me to pass the bar. I think to think more positive!

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Have i ever mentioned that my parents are generously funding my studies? Although i thank them for that, i can't help but resent it sometimes because it means i'm not fully emancipated haha. I could take advantage and go out but i think of my expenses, which, given the fact that i don't work, they pay for, like the cost it takes to send me to law school, my allowance, gas money, expenses for my mobile, clothes, food -- and that's just me! I still have a younger brother who's in school. And he's asking for a car.

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I'm torn between wanting to graduate now and take my turn at the bar. At least then i could start working. But then i think that i shouldn't rush studying law or else i might not pass the bar. I'm just praying to God that i pass all my subjects and then eventually pass the bar. I know i will get there. But that goal seems so long and difficult.

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I just noticed that i always feel this way whenever exams are near.

Don't you find it ironic...

2008-03-01T22:27:00.001+08:00

...that Gloria is saying we should follow the "rule of law" and that People Power isn't needed anymore?

Or that DOJ is making its own investigations about ZTE when the accused is the alter-ego of the DOJ Secretary?

Do they really think we're that stupid?

Jumper (film)

2008-02-18T22:41:00.002+08:00

out of .

Sucked big time. Big disappointment. It's not even an okay movie. Don't be misled by the nice trailers like me. I was looking forward to seeing it kasi Steven Gould's novels had good reviews. Honestly, it had a very good premise. David Rice lives a tough life. His dad's a jerk, he's being bullied in school, his mom left when he was 5. So when he finds out he can teleport, he runs away from his crappy life, goes on a stealing spree. Cut to 8 years later. He lives in New York City, with several "jumps" to amazing places around the world, and lives his life to excess. Enter Roland (Samuel L. Jackson in a horrendous dye job -- Dante he ain't) and several unnamed Paladins whose sole job is to kill jumpers everywhere.

It could have been a good movie if not for the plot holes, which are plenty let me tell you. I had some reservations about the movie because i didn't like Hayden in his previous movies. But since i read good reviews about the books and the premise looks interesting enough, i decided to watch it with my brother. But it ranked even with Queen of the Damned in its crappiness. It's one of those movies i wish i could erase from memory. Good premise but the delivery was meh. I rolled my eyes plenty of times during the movie, either for the not-in-a-good-way-cheesiness of the love story or for the stupidity of some of the characters.

The one star is for the nice intro into David's past, Jamie Bell's character named Griffin, the beautiful scenery, and the action scenes -- although in my opinion the action scenes were just excuses to show off some computer graphics. We're probably better off reading the novels.

"Katotohanan"

2008-02-11T21:44:00.000+08:00

As i was watching the Senate hearing kanina about the "kidnapping" of Jun Lozada, i can't help but smirk whenever i hear people say the phrase in the interest of truth. Actually ang nangyari is Lozada's word against all of them. Hay, paano ba natin malalaman kung sino ang nagsasabi ng totoo? Pero ako lang, mas paniniwalaan ko na si Lozada, knowing the track record of the present administration.

Christ the Lord, etc

2008-02-10T23:54:00.000+08:00

It's Anne Rice's latest book. You know, she of the Interview with a Vampire fame. I've FINALLY bought a copy and have finished reading it. I might make a proper review one of these days, depends on my mood. Right now i'm too lazy . So for now let me say that it didn't disappoint and i'm looking forward to the next installments.

Oh yeah, DMC4's out already. Woohoo! Although... we won't be getting ours until next week, it won't hit the stores here until then. We've already reserved a copy and we're number 14. Sucks. I'm hoping they have enough copies or at least one of the 13 decided not to get theirs. Fervently praying for one or the other.

How will you vote?

2008-02-05T21:59:00.000+08:00

Shit man, every few months nagkakagulo na lang ang gobyerno natin. This time around, the House Speakership (is there such a word?) is the topic of controversies. In the off chance that you didn't know, there was a motion yesterday to declare the position of House Speaker as vacant. Bakit nila inaalis si HS De Venecia? Apparently, and i believe this to be true, pakana ito ng mga kaalyado ni PGMA in retaliation for Joey De V's accusations against the First Family. At syempre pinagunahan ito ng isa sa dalawang anak ni Gloria na nasa Lower House at ng isang kamag-anak ng Unang Ginoo. Syempre lahat ng tuta ni Gloria sumunod na.

As i was listening to the votation last night, i asked myself, if i were a Representative, which way would i go?

On the one hand, if i say NO, i would be voting for a person who has been a STAUNCH supporter of the Macapagal-Arroyo's na kaya lang nawala sa good graces ni GMA eh dahil kay Joey. Hello, he has been in the position for 5 terms, roughly 15 years na! And he had the nerve to call for a moral revolution. I was waiting for him to choke on his words, seriously. And he firmly said that he will not resign from the position. Talk about power-grabbing. I'm betting na lahat ng sinabi nya during his privilege speech eh totoo. Kaso, ang kinalabasan nya eh sourgraper sya. I can just imagine his sama ng loob. Pwedeng ikamatay ng tao yan.

On the other hand, if i vote YES, i would be giving the legislative to Gloria on a silver platter. Shit man, hows about the check and balance system of the three branches? Jeez, Louise.

I'm not saying that the legislative was not under her thumb during JDV's time. It was. Tapos ang ipapalit is another tuta of Gloria? HALER! But you know what, ilang impeachment cases na ang na-file against her, hindi natuloy because of JDV. Grabe nga naman pag nagkahiwalay ng landas ang mga politiko.

I tried to listen to the explanations of the Representatives when they voted. And really, it disgusted me. They're hypocrites, the lot of them. It was so bad of me but every time a Representative voted YES, i thought, wow nabili sya ni Gloria, regardless of whatever his/her reason for voting that way. There were some though, who made me cheer. One was Teddy Casino's and the other was Dilanganen (i think). Walang pasikot-sikot. They told it as it is.

And to answer the question, i would have voted NO. I'm going to go with whom i think is the lesser evil. Kasi tingin ko, JDV is already disgruntled na eh. I'm hoping that he learned his lesson. And just so that Gloria would not regain control of the Lower House.

ARGH!

2008-02-02T20:01:00.000+08:00

Exams are finished, for now. I don't think i did very well on my last exam. Siguro naging kampante ako or maybe because i felt all my exams were finished already . Sheesh. I can honestly say i didn't do my best. Dammit, sana mahabol ko pa sa finals, nakakahiya. Hay, sana na lang hindi nahuli yung civpro exam ko, i didn't study very well eh.

Anyway, in a few weeks time, siguro mga 4, finals naman ang haharapin ko. Ang dali nga lang ng 2nd half ng sem na to eh, maaga daw kasi yung holy week. Syempre pipilitin ng mga prof na matapos yung coverage ng subjects nila, lugi naman kami kung hindi.

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Tomorrow start na ng conflicts of law. JP approached me and asked me if i could represent our school in a shooting competition, if there is one. I told him no. Kahit na i do target shooting sometimes, hindi naman ako for competition haha. I just do it for recreation and practice of course.

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Akira had his birthday yesterday. I forgot to ask him how old he is already. Baka mga 23 or 24 na sya. We were supposed to go out today and celebrate pero wala pa daw syang pera and some of our friends had exams pa. So probably next week na lang.

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I still haven't seen any of the movies showing in local cinemas. I want to see Sweeney Todd, AVP2, and 27 Dresses. Now that exams are over, i could probably find the time to watch them na. Maybe tomorrow after hearing mass.

2008-02-01T17:52:00.000+08:00

Wasn't able to go swimming with my brother and Pam. Pareho kasi kaming may exam ng kapatid ko bukas, tapos si Pam may lakad rin. Hay.

2008-01-30T23:27:00.000+08:00

"Ma'am, I'm SORRY! I interchanged my answers for numbers 4 and 7. It was an accident. I am hoping for your kind consideration. Thank you."

...was the only thing i could say. Gosh yung technical aspect na nga lang ng pag-sagot ko ang pwede kong maipundar, nagkagulo-gulo pa haha. To those who don't know, most law professors i know give extra credit for answers which are neat, free from erasures, and are grammatically correct. Sino ba naman yung may gustong magbasa ng magulong paper diba? Sablay na nga yung mga sagot mo, madumi pa yung paper mo. So i try to organize my thoughts first before writing down my final answers. I couldn't redo my whole exam kasi malapit nang mag-time. So i told our proctor what happened. She advised me to write Atty. B. a note na lang, explaining what happened.

Haay, bloopers nga talaga. I wonder if it'll cost me. Grabe when i realized what i did, parang gumuho yung mundo ko. What if kung sa bar nangyari sakin yun? Bagsak na siguro ako for that particular subject. Sabi ni ateng nagbabantay, mabait naman si Ma'am. I agree, she's a nice lady. Pero sabi ng mga kaibigan ko, kuripot daw sya pag nagchecheck ng papers. Huhuhu...

2008-01-30T13:59:00.000+08:00

Ask me where i'm at. I'm at Magsalin Hall, "testing" the new wi-fi system in school when i should be studying for my exam later. Gyahaha.

Any excuse to be online.

2008-01-29T22:34:00.001+08:00

So, finished with ADR, Nego, and PIL already. A couple more to go. I'm feeling pretty good with my ADR and PIL. You should have seen me after my Nego exams; i was panicking because i still have to study for my next exam, i haven't eaten anything for the day, AND i was windang because of Nego. Gaddemit.

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Still i spent most of the time chatting with Ate Bons. We discussed and memorized a couple of things for PIL but we spent most of our time talking about cyberspace, chatting, and life in general. Good thing we went to the classroom ahead of time, our exam started an hour early HAHA.

Thank you to Dean Pamaaran. Your help was much appreciated, specially with number 10! Ask Glenn for the 20 .

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I love Jollibee na. Well, the branch nearest our school that is. Kasi our delivery only took about 15 mins lang, and i was really hungry that time. Dial 8-7000 na rin kayo. Php165 lang minimum nila. We called KFC first pero theirs was Php250 plus 10% delivery charge pa. Gudlak.

d^____^b

2008-01-26T22:03:00.000+08:00

Gyahahaha!

My midterms start in two days. And i'm watching Fruits Basket.

2008-01-25T21:19:00.000+08:00

Jeez. Nakakainis, nasa 86% na yung dinadownload ko tapos nawalan ng available source/s.

This is a bit freaky.

2008-01-24T23:13:00.000+08:00

SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian girl spontaneously switched blood groups and adopted her donor's immune system following a liver transplant in the first known case of its type, doctors treating her said Thursday.

Demi-Lee Brennan was aged nine and seriously ill with liver failure when she received the transplant, doctors at a top Sydney children's hospital told AFP.

Nine months later it was discovered that she had changed blood types and her immune system had switched over to that of the donor after stem cells from the new liver migrated to her bone marrow.

She is now a healthy 15-year-old, Michael Stormon, a hepatologist treating her, told AFP. Stormon said he had given several presentations on the case around the world and had heard of none like it.

"It is extremely unusual -- in fact we don't know of any other instance in which this happened," Stormon told AFP from the Children's Hospital.

"In effect she had had a bone marrow transplant. The majority of her immune system had also switched over to that of the donor."

An article on the case was published in Thursday's edition of the leading US medical journal The New England Journal of Medicine.

Doctors who treated Brennan say she is now only under treatment as an outpatient and are interested to know if the case could have other applications in transplant surgery, where rejection of donor organs by the recipient's immune system is a major hurdle.

Stormon said it appeared that Brennan may have been fortunate because a "sequence of serendipitous events", including a post-transplantation infection, may have given the stem cells from her donor's liver the chance to proliferate.

The task now was to establish whether the same sort of outcome could be replicated in other transplant patients, he said.

* Wouldn't it be freakier if years from now this would be a normal thing? Uncanny X-Men comes to mind. What if isa na lang ang blood type sa buong mundo? Reposted from here.

From two nights ago.

2008-01-24T23:09:00.001+08:00

And yes, i howled.

2008-01-24T22:13:00.000+08:00

Bakit ba hindi pa ko nasasanay sa quirks ng mga professors ko? Labrel class ko today with Professor D. For the first time hindi sya pumasok. And i'm a bit bummed out kasi sana man lang we were told first hand that he wouldn't make it to class. Sayang sa gas, sa pera, saka sa oras. Or i could have watched AVP2 or Sweeney Todd na lang. Anyway, as usual i had something (read: complain) to say about it. As my friend who-shall-remain-anonymous told me when i complained to her on ym, "hay di ka pa nasanay sa beda", which i took to mean na hindi pa ko nasanay sa ugali ng ibang law professors ko sa Beda.

Truth of the matter is, i don't know why i'm complaining, really. When just before going to class i was hoping that he wouldn't come to class or that i wouldn't be called. You know, the usual prayers of a not-prepared-but-still-came-to-class student. So it got me to thinking, maybe i just like to gripe about things, i don't know. I think it makes me feel that something out of the ordinary happened to me. Pathetic i know. Does that make me a chronic complainer? Reminds me of Archie Alemania's gig in Wazzup, Wazzup as the Reklamador ng Bayan.

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Jhundi lent me 3 cd's, one of them i'm looking forward to listening. It's Arwen's Illusions cd. I'm assuming their name is a reference to Tolkien's elven princess. Don't be misled though, they're not a pop/r&b mainstream group. They're a power metal band. Kewl.

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My friend's sister had her appendix removed the other day so she's been staying with her sister for the last couple of days. Buti na lang naagapan yung appendix nya kasi diba pag nag-rupture yun poisonous sya? I remember my dad when he had his removed. He was hurting something bad from the pain.

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Midterms in a few days time. I would like to say that i'm feeling confident with some of my subjects kasi wala akong backlog but i'm afraid it might backfire on me. So i'm just hoping that i would be able to study enough so that i could get good grades this sem. I'm always thinking of the dreaded gwa. I'm feeling a bit envious kasi my other friends are finished na with their midterms. Most of them are going to the movie theaters na. Haay...

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So what's on tv? They're showing a new season of Project Runway on ETC. Looking forward to more of Heidi Klum, Micheal Kors, and Nina Garcia. Also Amazing Race Asia 2 is down to 5 groups. Of course i'm rooting for Marc and Rovilson! I'm hating the dancing moms. They caused the Japanese sibling's early elimination from the show. Boooo! Nota Bene: Allan Wu's arms (he was wearing a sando) and the guy who greets the teams at the pit stop.

And then there's American Idol, a perennial favorite of mine. Especially the audition shows. Was the guy who was wearing a white outfit and who sang "You Are My Brother" to Simon et al a Pinoy? Cause his song is going around on my head. That was one of the times where even though they were humoring a hopeful, they were pretty nice about it. Seriously, what Simon said might be true -- his song might become a hit record. Already they're showing it as a teaser/commercial for future shows. I know i couldn't sing to save my life but some of those auditioning are clearly delusional. Makes for good tv though.

2008-01-22T23:47:00.000+08:00

Ang sarap talaga ng feeling ng nakapag-aral. May nasasagot sa recitations.

blogthings.07

2008-01-20T21:28:00.000+08:00

Your Learning Style: Competent and Cooperative

You have a great head for facts and figures. You can remember and use any fact you've read.

You Should Study:

Dentistry

Education

Environmental Science

Finance

Nursing

Nutrition Science

Medicine

Law

What Should You Study?

2008-01-19T23:59:00.000+08:00

Okay, so my younger brother attended his first alumni homecoming since he graduated from high school. Which is not so long ago (read: last year ). Anyway, when he got home he immediately went to my room and asked me if his eyes were red. Weirded out, i told him no and asked why. He semi-proudly told me that he took a couple of shots. Tequila? No. Just good ole Red Horse Beer (Ito ang tama! huuwhapaaack!). I'm not opposed to anyone drinking, it's your life. I just told him not to go on drinking binges and become an alcoholic. Not cool. I'd like to say something to the school administrators for serving alcohol to minors though, he's only 17. Haha just kidding. About the saying something to the admin part. I'm not a hypocrite.

I noticed that although his eyes weren't red, he looked a bit flushed. And of course i advised him not to drink on an empty stomach. And imparted some more words of wisdom from experience -- my friends', not mine.

2008-01-19T23:38:00.001+08:00

Sorry for the quality of the photos, i was using a Nokia cam phone. Anyway, check out the kids on the jeepney. The one on the right, wearing a red shirt, had his eyes closed. I don't know if it's because he was scared (we were on the service road), if he was sleeping (my first thought -- honest), or if he was just closing his eyes.

This one i saw on my way home from school. It's as if God was pointing something out. Have you ever seen The Nativity Story? It's like the scene when Jesus was born and the light from the three stars shone down on him, only this one is in broad daylight. I don't think i would ever forget this. I wanted to stop my car and just take it in. I couldn't though 'cause there were plenty of cars behind me (i checked).

2008-01-19T23:22:00.000+08:00

Pictures from our dinner at Conti's Serendra.

Their Fish and Chips were above average so i'd still recommend it. I like Mr. Rockefeller's (at Greenbelt) version better though.

My friend had this salad. Forgot what's it called though; i didn't try it but she said she liked it and would order it again.

Not a big fan of chocolate cake. My friend ordered this Choco Overload (i think it's called -- again, not paying attention haha).

Now this is what i ordered for dessert: a Blueberry Cheesecake. Notice that i couldn't help myself from taking a bite. Best cheesecake i ever tasted. And cheaper than the one they offer at Starbucks, which i didn't like so much.

After eating, we went around for a bit. Let me just say that this place is heaven on earth. At least for me. Several floors of books plus a coffee house. And a basement dedicated to graphic novels and mangas. I saw a Wolverine Origins graphic novel.
I am now begging money from my parents.

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2008-01-19T22:52:00.000+08:00

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What's up with Globe?

2008-01-19T21:44:00.000+08:00

Everyone i know in my area can't call nor send text messages using a Globe SIM.

But i can receive them. Weird.

Top 500 Universities in the World

2008-01-17T00:34:00.000+08:00

University of the Philippines and Ateneo de Manila made it to the Top 500 Universities of the World in 2007. Graded by the Times Higher-QS World University Rankings, the state-owned U.P. notched 398, while Jesuit-run ADMU was 454th. U.P. scored 34.7; ADMU, 30.8.

De La Salle University of Manila and University of Santo Tomas, which previously made it to the top 500, didn’t figure this year. They scored 23.9 and 20.8, respectively.

The top 20 universities of the world were: Harvard, US; Cambridge, UK; Yale, US; Oxford, UK; Imperial College of London; Princeton, US; California Institute of Technology; University of Chicago; University College-London; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Columbia, US; McGill University, Canada; Duke, US; University of Pennsylvania; Johns Hopkins, US; Australian National University; University of Tokyo; Hong Kong University; Stanford, US; Cornell, US; Carnegie Mellon, US.

Fifteen universities in Southeast Asia made it to the top 500: two in Singapore, five in Thailand, four in Malaysia, two in Indonesia, and two in the Philippines.

*original article found here.

Happy

2008-01-11T20:37:00.000+08:00

I am happy kasi naturuan ko si Pam mag-swim . Masarap nga talaga yung feeling na may na-ituro ka sa isang tao. Actually, my brother helped me teach her also. Hindi yung "scientific" swimming strokes ha, just enough so that she'll be able to go snorkeling. So basics lang: floating, flutter kicks, and hand strokes. And some breathing exercises. She can now go the width of the pool in one breath. Today she tried her hand at floating on her back. She's finding it a bit tricky kasi she's afraid pa. Eventually she'll get the hang of it. After that we're going to try and teach her how to tread water.

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As the sun began to set, it lit up the sky in shades of red and pink. I wish i could have taken a picture. It was so poetic, God painting the sky with flames. It was a nice feeling, floating on your back with your eyes looking to the heavens.

Balita

2008-01-10T20:44:00.000+08:00

Kanina 14 lang kaming nag-attend ng labor relations class namin. Buti hindi nag-declare si sir ng boycott.

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Napanood ko sa tv na hindi daw tatakbo si Erap sa 2010 elections. Ininterview sya ng live ni Karen Davila tungkol dun sa P1B na nasa Jose Velarde account. Sabi ni Erap, kunin na daw nila Gloria yun kasi hindi naman daw sa kanya yun. Pwede bang akin na lang? Kahit 1/10 lang?

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Lumabas na yung official findings ng PNP tungkol sa Glorietta blast. Ayon dito, gas build up daw ang pinagmulan ng blast. Sabi ng counsel ng Ayala Land, hindi daw sila naniniwala dito kasi ayon sa resulta ng independent investigation nila, may traces ng RDX na nakita sa site. Gusto ko lang malaman kung paano nila ma-e-explain yun versus sa findings ng FBI at mga specialist na galing sa Australia. Aminado naman ata yung PNP na may traces ng RDX. Pero ayon sa kanila, may iba naman pwedeng pinagmulan yun. Kahit daw deodorant pwedeng mapagkunan nun. At saka hindi daw sapat yung dami ng RDX na nakita para ma-conclude na galing sa bomba yun. Between their private investigation and the findings of the PNP, FBI, and Australian specialist, parang mas paniniwalaan ko yung findings nung ikalawang grupo. Para naman kasing ang laking conspiracy ang kalalabasan nun kung lahat sila nag-usap-usap laban sa Ayala Land. Ang aking kurokuro ay base lang sa mga narinig ko sa news report. Malay ko ba kung ano talaga yung laman nung findings nila.

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Naalala ko lang, diba sabi ni Sen. Trillanes may proof daw sya na pakana lahat ni Gloria yun? Curious lang talaga ako, kasi malay ko ba kung totoo yung sinasabi nya.

waffle guy

2008-01-10T19:46:00.000+08:00

Kim Jae Wook from Coffee Prince.

Gabriel

2008-01-09T23:26:00.000+08:00

He would have made a good Gambit.
But i want to see a Gambit-Rogue-Iceman love triangle.
So maybe Channing Tatum would have been a better choice, if ever.
Oh well.
It's moot and academic now.
Unless...
They do a retcon.

Nuts for Toffee Nut

2008-01-09T23:07:00.000+08:00

Meron pa kayang Toffee Nut latte na available dun sa isang coffee shop?

I am craving for one right about now...

Nevoj's life lesson

2008-01-09T20:29:00.000+08:00

A good friend of mine told me that we should never obligate nor compel the person we love to do something for us; we should never put that burden on that person. If we shouldn't obligate nor compel, is it okay to expect certain things from them, like loyalty, understanding, patience, or even help from time to time?

On being strong

2008-01-08T23:06:00.000+08:00

Iya forwarded this to me:

It's fun being a strong person. You feel invincible, like you can face anything that comes your way. But you know when it sucks being one? It's when people know that you're strong and they think it's okay to hurt you.

Feel na feel ko sya. I would like to add though, it hurts also when people take you for granted -- hate ko to! Your friends forget kasi that you're just human. They think you're bionic na (as Juris said). Eh kung sila Bioman nga nasasaktan din, pano pa kaya tayong mere mortals.

My Coffee Prince...

2008-01-07T23:32:00.000+08:00

...dvd marathon is finished. YATTA!!

REAL-LIE-zations

2008-01-07T23:03:00.000+08:00

Ho hum. So it's 2008. I wonder what's going to happen to me this year. Last year i made a lot of changes in my life kasi, as Oprah would say, i had a lot of Aha! moments. Most of them were pretty big changes. Hindi ko alam if in the long run eh makakabuti yung mga pagbabago na yun para sa akin. Katulad na lang ng paglipat ko ng school. Marami rin kasing nangyari sa dati kong paaralan, at kasabay nun ay mga bagay na na-realize ko sa aking sarili. One thing i do miss is the friends i made dun sa dati kong pinapasukan. Pero i am thankful also because i met new ones.

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This year i would like to have a closer relationship with my mom.

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Last year i realized that some people whom i call friends take me for granted; they don't me in their lives, they need the resources i can provide them in their lives. Wala pa akong concrete plans kung anong gagawin ko about that. I'm hurt - i didn't know that people i trusted would do that to me. I'm angry - with myself that is, kasi i let myself be used like that; gullible nga ako. I'm relived - kasi at least now i'm aware and i now know who my friends are. Sana i could just tell those people to kiss my ass.

blogthings 06.

2007-11-25T23:31:00.000+08:00

You Should Be a Politician

Confident, assertive, and dedicated - you know what you want in life and how to get it.
Stubborn and opinionated, you can stand your ground... even if it's unpopular.
And while you have strong views, you never overwhelm people with your opinions.
A true charmer, you subtly influence people into seeing things your way.

You do best when you:

- Work according to your own rules
- Can change the world with what you do

You would also be a good lawyer or talk show host.

What Should You Be When You Grow Up?

Blogthings.com is so... addicting .

blogthings 05.

2007-11-24T21:11:00.001+08:00

You Belong in 1982

Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You're colorful at night - and successful during the day.

What Year Do You Belong In?

I was born in 1982! Kewl

blogthings 04.

2007-11-24T20:32:00.000+08:00

You Should Get a JD (Juris Doctor)

You're logical, driven, and ruthless.
You'd make a mighty fine lawyer.

What Advanced Degree Should You Get?

How creepy is this? Hahaha.

Answer me.

2007-11-24T19:22:00.000+08:00

During CivPro class, Atty Soriano asked us if we read the assignment. Nobody answered him because we were all afraid . Some of us thought that if we said yes there would be a graded recitation (which not all of us were ready for) or if we said no he will get angry and still push through with a recitation. See the pattern? We didn't want any recitations today . So nobody was answering him. He got a bit angry when nobody was answering him after asking the question a few more times. He said it was a sign of disrespect and even threatened to walk out of the class if no one answered him . On our part, i don't believe that we didn't answer because we didn't respect him. A lot of us were confused because the choice he gave were either to say yes or no. Our answers were qualified: Yes, we did read but we were not able to read the entire assignment. I for one only managed to read up to module 4 -- our assignment was up to module 5.

It was a good thing that he didn't get really angry with the class and walked out. We didn't have any recitations for that day, he just gave a lecture until module 3.

Isn't it sad that we're still afraid to answer these types of question, considering the fact that we're adults and should know better?

I would like to see...

2007-11-23T16:30:00.000+08:00

... The Game Plan, Enchanted, and Hitman on the big screen. Would someone treat me to a movie? Onegaishimasu!

Client and Lawyer shot in courtroom

2007-11-23T15:35:00.000+08:00

"An angry husband shot dead his estranged wife and her lawyer as they were waiting for the judge to hear an annulment case inside a courtroom in Las Piñas City Thursday, police said.

Alan Tubale, 53, pulled out a gun and fired on Lolita Tubale, 51, and her lawyer, Rebecca Basas, 57, as they waited for the hearing to start, said Senior Inspector Jan Dale Sulit, chief of the city police station investigation division."

-www.inquirer.net

This happened about a week ago. It is indeed sad but at the same time scary. A courtroom, or a courthouse for that matter, is supposed to be -for lack of a better word- scared, one of the places people are expected to respect. It is a sad time for our country, where convicts are pardoned without them showing any remorse for their crimes, where bombs go off in places where security should be tight, and where incidents like the aforementioned happen. And to top it off, the suspect was able to escape due to the commotion. If it weren't so tragic, it would have been a comedy of errors.

With these occurrences, one question comes to mind: Where is our country headed to?

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e

2007-11-23T15:10:00.000+08:00

...or Hana-Kimi is a Japanese drama based on a popular manga of the same name by Nakajo Hisaya. It's about a young Japanese girl living in the US named Ashiya Mizuki who sees an athlete named Sano Izumi on television. She decides then to move to Japan and attend the same school he's into. However, he goes to an exclusive school for boys so Mizuki disguises herself as a boy to achieve her dream.

Not particularly original. There have been several movies which tackles similar plots. Among them however, i liked this one best because being a tv series, it showed the everyday chaos which ensues from living in an all-boys' dormitory. There's one where a fellow student, Nakatsu, starts to question his sexuality for having feelings for Mizuki, whom he thinks is a boy. Although comical, his struggle to deny, and ultimately accept, his feelings were heartfelt and honest. Truth be told, i was rooting for Nakatsu more than Sano. He was ready to accept her, even before he knew she was a girl. I applaud everyone in the cast and crew also for not being afraid to tackle issues which are still considered taboo by most of society, that of a same sex relationship. There were several scenes where boys kissed other boys. But then again, i've come to notice that Japanese literature is more accepting than others. Take the yaois and yuris found in various mainstream manga and anime for example.

I liked the ending of the story. The girl and the guy did get to profess their love for one another but instead of living happily ever after with each other, she went back to the US.

Don't be misled by the term Japanese drama. Although there are some dramatic scenes in the series, it's more of a romantic comedy.

Mastering an art

2007-11-23T14:57:00.000+08:00

I think i've mastered the Art of Procrastinating. For instance, i should be studying for my CivPro class tomorrow but instead i'm online, lurking about. But really, i woke up this morning with good intentions: download the modules from our professor's site, print them, then study the assignment. But it's now nearing 3pm and all i've done is to print the modules. Should i blame the weather?

Balik-aral...

2007-11-07T22:47:00.001+08:00

No wonder our country is what it is today.

2007-11-01T15:04:00.000+08:00

"Our government... teaches the whole people by its example.
If the government becomes the lawbreaker,
it breeds contempt for law;
it invites every man
to become a law unto himself;
it invites anarchy."

~Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis

My brain's going numb.

2007-11-01T00:29:00.000+08:00

One more week to go before classes start. At least in my case. And what have i done the past weeks? Nothing. Zilch. Nada. I'm getting sick of surfing on cable and watching dvds. I've already read all the ebooks i've downloaded. Wala na kong maisip i-download hahaha.

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Well, that's not entirely true. I cleaned my room as soon as the sem ended. It's better now because i reorganized my bookshelf and either threw or gave away a couple of things. I should have sold my photocopied cases for recycling but i couldn't find a mag-d-dyaryo. At least my room's less of a fire hazard than it was before.

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So last week I enrolled 15 units and i'm still planning on adding 5 more. I hope i can get Atty Pobre on my PIL class. I didn't enroll on a morning class, i learned my lesson last semester thank you very much. Although i'm assuming i didn't do well on my 8am Sat class so i might take it again next year i really, really, really hope not. It's going to drag my GWA down.

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Why is it that whenever i'm on break nothing good's on tv? Has that ever happened to you? And then when school starts all the good shows are on. I'm happy though cause Heroes season 2 is on Crime/Suspense. And that they're showing Ugly Betty on Star World, even if it's still season 1. But it's all good cause i didn't buy the dvd. Hehehe.

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So my brother finally convinced me to go see The Seeker: The Dark is Rising. I wasn't set on seeing it cause my friends who saw it gave it bad reviews. But it's my genre so i went. And they compared it to Lord of the Rings. Which for me is really no way to compare a movie; they'll just end up short Halfway through it i wanted to go out. Either that or shake the hell out of the kid. It had hints of LotR -- heck the books even had White Riders on it -- and Harry Potter. If he had powers, why didn't he use them? Why didn't the "Older" teach him how to use them? I really thought when he got the sign for a particular element he could control it to some degree and fight the Dark. I don't know if it's just a bad adaptation or the whole series is like that. At least Harry used his abilities. Will Stanton used his to vent his emotions by setting fire to a mill. They keep on saying he is powerful as he collects the signs but they never showed it on screen. So if you're planning on watching it, don't. On a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the highest, i give it a two. We should have just seen Balls of Fury.

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I know i should stop comparing every fantasy genre to LotR because Tolkien has influenced it a lot. And because PJ did a hell of a job adapting the stories to the big screen. But that's how i am. I even gripe about how the characters from Heroes are mutants from X-Men. But i still watch them. Hahaha. It's a big problem for me because i can't just enjoy the movie/show without comparing it to another. But if those Heroes writers make a Wolverine rip-off, i'd tear my hear out. They've already improved on Rogue's mutation, which just confirms that Rogue is the Ultimate Superhero if she just didn't suffer from that whole psyche thing and not that frakking Jean Grey. But Rogue would be so Mary Sue if that happens.

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How bored am i? I'm watching Parental Control on ETC. Go figure.

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Hahahaha.

Ako naman ang makiki-sawsaw XD

2007-10-20T21:56:00.000+08:00

I checked my friendster account and i found this post from a friend's blog. I wasn't planning on blogging about what happened because a) i was busy with school, and b) while i empathize with all the angry Filipinos, i found some of the reactions a bit over-the-top -- yes, OA. I've read and seen and heard plenty of reactions to what Teri Hatcher's character said, all of them angry. But when i read Ajeet's take on it, my first reaction was, "Yes! At last may ka-pareho nako" and decided to give my two cents worth.

As i told him, not that i'm anti-patriotic but really, exagge naman yung ibang tao. Don't get me wrong, what the writer/s, director, actor, etc did was WRONG, i cannot stress that enough. Not because it's a slur against my country in particular, but it's a slur, period. Kahit pa anong bansa ang binanggit nila dun, mali pa rin sya. It's a clear case of discrimination. It would have been easier to swallow if they did not mention any specific location, like maybe just say a graduate from a medical school in a third world country or something. But i mean, c'mon, filing a $500 mil suit? I'm all for them apologizing. Instead of asking that much money, why not just ask for a live apology from all the people involved or ask them to prohibit the show from being shown or even erase the whole episode and make one where a Filipino doctor makes Ms. Hatcher's character eat her words or ban her for life in the Pinas and all her shows? Or demand for all of those. Cause what's the $500 mil for? Will it be used to pay for the outstanding debts of the country? Uhh i don't think so. And may i just be the devil's advocate here? Bakit sa palagay nyo, mga mahal kong kababayan, naisip nilang gamitin ang bansa natin? Hindi ba kagagawan rin nating lahat kung bakit ang pangit ng imahen natin sa buong mundo? Kahit si Manny Pacquiao eh hindi kayang baguhin ang pangit na pangalan ng bansa natin. Eh kung tayo nga dito nag didiscriminate against other people. May tatalo pa ba dun sa ginawa ni Senador Miriam Defensor-Santiago nung pinagbintanggan nyang ang mga Chinese daw ang nag-imbento ng korupsyon? At the halls of the Senate no less. Nakakahiya. "Eh si Miriam lang naman yun eh, masanay ka na sa kanya." Mashado na ata tayong manhid. At tingnan nyo na lang ang reaksyon ng Chinese community. Did they sue us for a gazillion dollars? They satisfied themselves with an apology. Sa totoo lang, masyadong defensive ang kinalabasan natin.

I don't watch that show, not my cup of tea. But i saw the clip on a news channel, same as everybody did. Then looked it up on youtube.

Oh and yeah, pwede pakiusap lang dun sa mga politikong nagbigay ng opinion nila, Teri Hatcher po ang pangalan niya. Hindi Teri Thatcher. Next time please make sure that you got the name correct. I felt disgusted but at the same time died laughing out loud. Naki-sawsaw pa kasi...

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Reposted from Ajeet's blog, with his permission. Salamat Ajeet.

Motherfuck! Teri said what?!

"Oh no she di'in'!"

Unless you've been living under a rock, then you know that the latest bit of racism that has everyone in a pseudo-nationalistic uproar is Teri Hatcher bad-mouthing Filipino doctors on an episode of Desperate Housewives.

But before we call for the castration/mutilation of the man/woman who wrote that line, let's take a good, hard look at our own penchant for intolerance. I'm not saying it wasn't wrong, because it was, and I have a lot of former classmates studying medicine, but we're not exactly the most politically-correct race around eh?

Being half-Indian in this country, sometimes I feel like a racial slur waiting to happen. One of my earliest memories after moving back to the Philippines, and one of the first statements I understood as I was learning Tagalog, was swimming in a public pool at around age 8 and seeing a girl about my age drag her two brothers away from me while saying, in a voice dripping with revulsion, "'Wag tayo lalapit d'yan, mga bumbay 'yan, ang baho-baho." Sweet ano? I guess it's never too early to inculcate racism in your little girl.

I can't remember how many times I've been asked if my parents are 5-6, if they sell arinola and payong, why I don't have a scooter, why all Indians smell bad, etc. The worst is when people tell me I'm fair or handsome, then say, "Buti na lang, you don't look like other Indians." Why thank you for managing to simultaneously complement me while insulting the more than one billion other people of my race. It takes a very skilled asshole to pull off something like that.

One time, a nanny pointed at my dad while trying to shush her young charge, stating that if he didn't stop crying, "Papakuha kita sa bumbay." My dad turned around and asked her what she would do if he really took her kid. Naturally, the yaya was dumbstruck. Holy shit, the "monster" doesn't like being used to scare babies pala? What a shocker.

And hey, this isn't just on the street. How many times are Indians made objects of ridicule on local TV shows, radio, etc.? How many songs has Michael V. put out making fun of Indians? My boys at the home I work in sing one particular song all the time around me and think it's funny. I grin and bear it, but I'm pretty fucking pissed inside. Not at my boys, but at a media that would condone such offensiveness. At the institutionalizing of such racism. I tell my boys that while your average Filipino delights in making fun of Indians, your average Indian doesn't even know the Philippines exists. And it's true.

Oh and our word for ourselves is not bumbay. I have only ever heard that word here, in the Philippines. Bombay is one city in a country of dozens and dozens of cities. As my sister once said, that would be like calling all Filipinos Manilas. And we do not like that word, seeing as, and I say this from personal experience, that word is only ever used when Filipinos express disdain, revulsion, or some other negative feeling for Indians. The word itself has racist connotations; using it and saying, "Oh that's just the Filipino word for Indians," is like telling a black person, "Oh, 'negro' is just our word for people of African descent." It's beyond offensive, to say the least.

But c'mon, our country doesn't just confine itself to Indians. I heard that the common word used by Pinoys for Chinese-Filipinos, "intsik," is racist to them. My boys at the home think it's perfectly alright to go up to a black person and say, "What's up nigger?" because they hear it in rap songs. I excuse that and chalk it up to a lack of education. But even educated people torment anyone dark-skinned, calling them "negro," "ita" and "nog-nog." My brother couldn't stand his last school because the kids made fun of him for being dark. He was even cast as a (fuck me!) terrorist in some UN day presentation at school. Apparently, he was supposed to hug a fair-skinned kid, showing the West and the Terrorist making peace. I guess your average terrorist is a dark-skinned South Asian/Arab eh? Lovely. And this was his teacher's fucking idea, P.S.

I find it sad that, in this country, my brother has only found friendship and acceptance in an international school, among foreigners. I make fun of how he can speak French but not Tagalog and how he knows next to nothing about this country we live in, but I can't blame him for his disinterest. Given how actively hostile his former Filipino classmates appeared to be to him, this country has given him no reason to love it.

And hey, we call any fixed game "lutong Macau" even though your average Pinoy can't even point to Macau on a map. We say "amoy Arabo" for anyone who smells bad, and since 9/11, any Arab is automatically a terrorist. Before 9/11, people would automatically call me bumbay and make fun of my smell. Now, people automatically assume I'm Arab and make terrorist-flavored jokes. I don't know which is worse.

We even make fun of our own people. Anyone with a Bisayan accent is to be tormented. Aetas, or anyone with similar features, are to be relentlessly ridiculed. Anyone from Mindanao, or any Muslim, is to be feared because he'll probably go "amok" or is probably a terrorist. In a survey my group did for our college research paper, a Muslim man we interviewed in Baseco told us that Robinsons malls have an unofficial no-hire policy for any Muslim, which is why none of them ever get hired there.

I could go on and on but you get the picture.

And sure, everyone will forward angry e-mails and repost crap on their Friendster bulletin boards, but tomorrow, the same people will be lining up at the US embassy, desperately trying to get a green card. As what? As doctors and nurses in the US. If you're really so pissed, you'd all boycott that country's health industry.

So you'll excuse me if I roll my eyes and say "whatever" at this latest burst of "righteous" indignation. Before we crucify Teri, let's make sure we're not racists ourselves eh?

Otherwise, we're just being fucking hypocrites.

new pc

2007-10-16T20:41:00.001+08:00

So nakabili na kami ng bagong desktop computer. Sakto nga lang yung pagbili namin kasi may promo sa Glorietta involving many computer shops. Yung dati kasi naming desktop eh mga anim na taon na, ilang beses na rin naming na-upgrade yun. But this time i think it needed a major upgrade, so we opted to buy a new one instead. We got the new HP Pavilion S3180D; it has a whopping 320GB hard disk, Core 2 Duo, and 1GB memory among others. I'm hoping that it would be years before i need to exchange it for a new one. I really, really love the monitor, a 22" LCD. I know ang uso ngayon is paliitan ng mga gadgets pero pwede rin kasi syang flat-screen tv. Lalo na ngayon pwede mong makabitan ng cable tv yung mga computers. I can't wait to play computer games and also fool around with pictures and stuff well, at least after my exams...

And speaking of...

2007-10-15T01:47:00.000+08:00

...films, am i the only one who was disappointed in the last Resident Evil installment? I mean, really, i expected so much more from the film. I went in very optimistic. The only whoa moment for me was when she killed those friggin' birds. And that's because of the cg. I really, really hated the ending. I already had an idea when i first saw those dead Alice clones that they would play a big role in the movie. I think they could've made it so much better. AND the way they killed off Carlos Olivera, Oded Fehr's character? Huge disappointment. Although he died in a big explosion, it was very corny. I don't know why, but it reminded me of Titanic. Maybe it's because of how he died? Now i'm looking forward to the third installment of the Underworld movies and i hope they don't disappoint as well.

As an obiter though, i liked Alice's desert clothes.

Stardust

2007-10-15T01:28:00.000+08:00

I still haven't seen the film adaptation yet. I liked the book, i'd really like to see the movie. BUT i just can't stand Claire Danes. I liked her in Romeo+Juliet but my reaction to her recent films is, in a word, meh. Plus the statement she made a couple of years back. She really left a sour and bitter taste in my mouth. So i am torn really. I could've seen the movie this weekend but... gyah... Oh well, maybe i'll see it this week. Or wait for it on HBO.

Quality time... and money

2007-10-14T21:19:00.000+08:00

My mom and i went to the salon to have our hair did. It's always nice spending quality time... and money... with your family . We should have more of these.

Welcome to the world ^o^

2007-10-13T15:19:00.000+08:00

My sorority sister Kat and my fraternity brother John welcomed the birth of their firstborn last Tuesday. Congratulations to both of them . So ano na ba pangalan ng baby nyo?

Pagkatapos ng final exam namin sa Property...

2007-10-13T14:28:00.001+08:00

...craziness ensued. We went to MoA for lunch, went for a bit of window-shopping, then had a cup of frap at a well-known coffee shop. There we made a video for our friend's birthday -- she's in Canada and we miss her a lot . Juris' laptop had an integrated video camera so we took pictures of ourselves. Sabik sa picture

Bakit ba...

2007-10-12T02:22:00.000+08:00

...kung kelan wala kang pasok or gagawin kinabukasan, walang magandang palabas sa tv?

blogthings.03

2007-10-06T20:11:00.001+08:00

You Are More Yin

Feminine

Devoted

Forgiving

Fall

Winter

Afternoon

Moon

Time

Passive

Metal

Honey

Are You More Yin or Yang?

blogthings.02

2007-10-06T19:58:00.001+08:00

You Are 60% Weird

You're so weird, you think you're *totally* normal. Right?

But you wig out even the biggest of circus freaks!

How Weird Are You?

blogthings.01

2007-10-06T19:46:00.001+08:00

You Are Impressionism

You think the world is quite beautiful, especially if you look at it in new and interesting ways.

You tend to focus on color and movement in art.

For you, seeing the big picture is much more important than recording every little detail.

You can find inspiration anywhere... especially from nature.

What Art Movement Are You?

Drama queen-ish.

2007-10-05T20:14:00.000+08:00

Okay, so our final exams start tomorrow. Can you say hell week? Good. Now say bokya. Goood. Give yourself a virtual cookie. Cause that's what i'll get for my property finals tomorrow -- the bokya, not the cookie hehehe. I can't find my JURADO REVIEWER anywhere!! Huhuhu... It's the only thing that can save me now. Like my codal, it's my security blanket, so to speak. I need it! Desperately...

And as i am writing this blog, i can hear the wind whistling outside. I'm keeping all my fingers crossed -- not literally you dope, i won't be able to type -- hoping for a typhoon to suddenly hit Manila. It's bad i know, but what the hell, i'm getting desperate. Would our neighbors think i'm weird if i suddenly do a rain dance outside? Oh shoot, i forgot, i'm a Catholic. And we don't do that. HEY! Maybe i should pray that oration that the Church asked us to pray a couple of months back...

I should be studying. I should be studying. I should be studying. I can't focus.

So my mom got back from her 1+ month of gallivanting around Europe. And doesn't that sound mayabang yuck hahaha. Well, she only visited a couple of countries. And yes, it was expensive. I wish i could have gone with her. She and four other Filipinos (plus other Asians) were chosen by the Swedish gov't to go to their country for a conference. At first she had no plans of going anywhere else, so i (and a couple other of her friends) managed to convince her to take the opportunity to go on a short European tour. So aside from Sweden, she has been to the Netherlands, France, and Spain. They were supposed to go to Italy and the Vatican after but they decided not to. I think they got tired of all that walking. Dare i say old age? Hahaha. Too bad though, they really should have gone through with their plans. And they found out that really, you can find Filipinos lurking about elsewhere in the world. The OFW's were really nice and they were happy to find a kababayan. Hay, naiinggit ako.

Okay back to my non-problem. I know it's irrational, my agonizing over this. I've been racking my brain on where i could've placed -- or misplaced -- it. Sana it's just lurking somewhere in my room. Kasi if nawala ko yun, grabe iiyak na lang ako, may kamahalan din kasi sya. Not to mention mapapagalitan pa ko ng nanay ko. Umulan ka na kasi! Pero pwede bang i-concentrate na lang yung baha sa school and its surrounding areas? Para makapag-mall ako? HAHAHA.

Sana paghinanap ko ulit sya ngayon, makita ko na sya... Pls pray that i pass my exams.

louie's fable

2007-09-03T01:40:00.000+08:00

A high school friend sent this to me via sms:

A little bird was flying during winter. It froze and fell on the ground. A cow came by, saw the bird, then dropped some dung on it. The bird realized how warm it was and began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing; it dug the bird out and ate it. The morals of the story?

1. Not everyone who drops shit on you is your enemy.

2. Not everyone who gets you out of trouble is your friend.

3. When you're in deep shit, keep your mouth shut.

Truer words have never been spoken. Thanks Louie

post midterm exam ramblings

2007-08-30T23:36:00.000+08:00

Well, i still don't know if i survived my midterm exams this semester. I'm still feeling quite a bit numb from all that reading. My brain refuses to function; i wish my professors won't start recitations til next week. Would it be too much to pray that they won't attend their classes for a week or two? *sigh* I still have one more exam to take this Saturday. Oh well, at least i know i passed one subject -- according to a reliable source lol.

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It's September once again and that only means one thing -- to the legal community here that is. Bar month! That's where law students bravely take the bar exams and once they pass, they're included in the Roll of Attorneys and can now practice law. Hopefully in a few years time i'll be one of those taking the bar.

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I celebrated my 25th birthday a few days ago. I can't believe i'm now 25. The old adage is true -- tempus fugit. I evaluated my life and found that i'm quite satisfied where i am right now. Although i would have loved it if i already graduated from law school, i'm more or less where i envisioned myself when i was in college.

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So i saw Rush Hour 3 with my father and brother last week. If you're looking for something thought-provoking, don't watch it. I mean, hey, it's a Jackie Chan movie. Nothing against the great Chan but his movies aren't really known for their depth. I watch it for it's fun factor; i usually end up LOL. The plot was highly predictable; good vs bad, good always wins. But the action was funny -- nothing awesome but it was good entertainment.

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My father came home from East Timor for a visit. He's part of the UN Peacekeeping force in East Timor. Too bad he'll only be here until Friday. I'm happy though that he was here on my birthday. My mom wasn't, she is in Sweden for a conference. I'm hoping for something nice when she gets back. Haha.

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I love my ipod. I just hate the fact that once the battery life shortens, i have to have the whole thing replaced. Sux.

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I don't understand what's the big deal with the iphone. I'd choose my nokia over that any day of the week. And the price! My goodness.

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The weather's been nice lately. It rains once in a while; I can't wait til it gets cooler. That means Christmas is just around the corner.

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I want to say thank you to all who remembered my birthday and took the time to greet me. I really appreciate it you guys. You made my day brighter.

dabate on damages

2007-08-17T22:01:00.000+08:00

Isang araw sa torts and damages class ko may interesanteng diskusyon na naganap. I would like to share these with everyone and anyone kasi gray area daw sya ng batas. And in the hopes na ma-share ninyo ang opinion ninyo.

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We were discussing moral damages. Moral damages are damages for pain and suffering -- kasama dun ang physical suffering, mental anguish, serious anxiety, etc (Art 2217 New Civil Code). Under Art 2219, they may be recovered in several cases, one of which is when a person is a victim of seduction, abduction, rape or other lascivious acts (SARA). Further, "the parents of the female seduced, abducted, raped, or abused xxx may also recover moral damages."

Rape, simply put, may only be committed by a man against a woman. That was the law's definition before. Since then, na-amend na ito by way of R.A. 8353 (The Anti-Rape Law of 1997 na i believe eh si Atty Kiko Pangilinan ang author, correct me if i'm wrong). One important feature of that law is the expansion of the definition from being "committed by a man" to "any person may commit". Ibig sabihin ang lalaki, sa ilalim ng kasulukuyang batas, ay pwede na raw maging biktima ng rape. No problem there. My classmate's contention is this: since na-amend na daw yung batas to include males as victims of rape, the phrase "the parents of the female" should now be deemed to be interpreted as to include parents of the male victims. Apparently, sabi yun ng author ng librong ginagamit nya (i think Pineda yun) and she subscribes to that opinion. My professor said there's no conflict between the laws. But she contends otherwise.

For my part, i believe that there is no conflict. RA 8353 contemplates the definition of a crime, the purpose of which is to punish those who commit it. Art 2219 contemplates a civil aspect of the crime, nagbibigay daan para maka-recover ang mga biktima ng damyos. It substantially provides that any victim of SARA may recover moral damages AND the "parents of the female". Hindi naman sinabi ng batas na yung female victims lang ang pwedeng maka-recover by way of moral damages; the male victim may also recover. However, since the law has specifically mentioned the rights of the parents of the female victims to recover, we must not include what has not been included. I am not insensitive to the plight of the male victims and their families. I believe that they too should be afforded the same right. BUT still, dura lex sed lex -- the law may be harsh but it is still the law. Yun ang nakasaad sa batas. Art 2219, i believe, is not in any way inconsistent nor contrary to RA 8353 so there is no need to amend, modify, or even repeal it. That is this person's humble opinion lang naman po.

Pinagdebatihan yan sa class. Some were confused, others had the same opinion as hers. I share the opinion of some of my classmates and my professor. But that does not mean we are automatically right -- remember she shares her opinion with the author who is also a lawyer. Well, ganyan talaga ang batas. Open to sound interpretation. Pagalingan na lang ng pagkumbinsi sa judge or justice na mas may sense yung sinasabi mo haha!

As for my classmate, well tumagal yung discussion until it was time for us to leave. Since almost 30 mins overtime na kami, in the interest of speeding things up, she told our professor, "Sir, i rest my case na po" and sat down.

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started Jul 27, 9:07p
ended Jul 28, 6:40p

6 days of rest?

2007-08-17T21:31:00.000+08:00

Yippie! No classes tomorrow -- again. Buti na lang, kasi start ng midterms namin bukas and i'm not as ready as i want to be. AND since sa Monday walang pasok (instead of Tues, Aug 21), extended ang bakasyon ko. Hmm weds to mon wala akong pasok? Coolness!

Clicky for new dates of holidays in the Pinas. Cheers!

emotional stress

2007-08-15T20:13:00.000+08:00

Found the link to this on a friend's site. Original found here.

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“The emotional distress of law students appears to significantly exceed that of medical students and at times approach that of psychiatric populations.” That’s the conclusion of a new study, suggesting that law school has a corrosive effect on the well-being, values and motivation of students.

Here’s the 16-page study, “Understanding the Negative Effects of Legal Education on Law Students: A Longitudinal Test of Self-Determination Theory,” by Kennon Sheldon, psychology professor at the University of Missouri, and Lawrence Krieger, a law professor at Florida State. We picked up the study from the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, via the Chronicle of Higher of Education.

In a three-year study of two similar, unidentified law schools, the authors used questionnaires to measure the “subjective well-being” of students, their “need satisfaction,” how motivated they were for a career in law, and their “perceived autonomy support.”

The problem with most law schools, the authors write, is that they place little emphasis on hiring faculty members with proven records of teaching excellence. Instead, they tend to “emphasize theoretical scholarship and the teaching of legal theory, and many hire and reward faculty primarily based on scholarly potential and production,” say the authors. Observers suggest, they add, “that such priorities and processes train students to ignore their own values and moral sense, undermine students’ sense of identity and self-confidence, and create cynicism.”

book 7. limey spoilers.

2007-07-24T00:05:00.000+08:00

So i was able to finish reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows last night (more like early today). It took me about 6 hrs, i started from 9pm til about 3:15 in the morning. I read it straight partly because i couldn't put the book down and partly because that's how i read, i try to finish it in one sitting -- i also have no concept of time whenever i read.

I'm still digesting some of the things that have happened, specially the deaths it's not all butterflies and rainbows. Yes, a couple of loved characters dies If you're like me and get so involved with what you're reading or if you're a serious fan, have a couple of tissues ready and prepare for a good crying session. Although it had a pretty positive ending -- what did you expect? -- the deaths left a really sour note in my mouth. Yes, i'm feeling a bit gloomy. But it has a really good twist, and since it's the last installment in the series, it answers all the questions you might have and then some.

Oh well, try and have a good read. Enjoy the book, savor each word, and hopefully by the end you'll feel a sort of bittersweet moment like i did.

the lady in red.

2007-07-24T00:04:00.000+08:00

It's that time of the political season na naman. At syempre i couldn't help myself, i watched the SONA of that little lady from Malacanang, lalo na walang akong class. Every time there is a SONA, i try to watch or at least listen to it. Last year may klase ako so i just read the speech and watched bits and pieces from the news. I can't help but wonder why some people aren't interested in watching or even listening. I know she's probably BS-ing us, nagpapaganda, nagbubuhat ng sariling bangko, and all that crap, pero really, what do you expect? A normal person would of course show and tell her achievements and not her failures. Common sense people! The whole world is watching and you're going to admit to all your kapalpakans? Haler! Only a fool or a really, really noble and humble person would do that -- and where can we find such a person in the world, much less in the PI It's not a waste of time for me, it's a way of gauging how far from reality politicians really are Ok i'm generalizing, sorry haha, peace dun sa mga brods at sis kong may hawak na govt position.

I know there are some who really try to do their job. But the system eats you up. Politics is dirty; it's supposed to be that way. I've never heard of anyone saying that politics is clean-cut. And people are always saying wala nang ginawa kungdi mag-debate ang mga politiko. It's about time you realize that the political arena is just that, full of debates and compromising and grandstanding and all that crap, lalo na we follow a democratic system of government. Yes we have to admit that the political system we have is quite dismal. But look on the bright side. At least we're not known for having wrestling matches sa Congress, unlike an asian country i saw on the news na naman kanina. Nagbabatuhan ng silya, pati mga babae Nakakapanglumo. Pero let's not give up. I always believe that while we become more cynical as we grow older, we should also have a little bit of idealism left in us. Kung lahat tayo ay may mindset na wag maniwala, wag sumunod, wag makinig, wag makialam, saan pupulutin ang bansa natin?

I can't help but wonder lang, yung mga nagbabatikos sa presidente, have they tried working with her? Yung tipong supportahan muna yung mga programs and reforms nya before nilang batikusin? The way i see it kasi, bago pa man makita yung effect ng programs and reforms ng kung sinong politiko eh kinokontra naman agad ng kaaway nya, without giving it a chance to work. Di ba better kung batikusin mo pag talagang nag-fail? At least may basis ang pang-ngangakngak mo diba, hindi yung puro speculations. Ang this goes for all politicians. Ah well, this brings to mind a quote from John Stuart Mill which goes, "Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption."

And so i leave this blog with another quote this time from Robert Stanfield, a former conservative leader and premier of Nova Scotia:

"These are the people we elected
and if we are not satisfied
we should get new candidates.

It is in our hands.
It is our country.

It is a very simplistic view
that politicians are to blame
for everything."

Jul 23, 2007
11:02pm

Viruses is the plural of virus NOT virii.

2007-07-17T20:49:00.000+08:00

Whinning ahead. If you can't stand it, don't read.

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So I got caught in the rain last friday. As a consequence, i am now suffering from influenza. My head is aching, my throat hurts, my muscles are sore, i have a runny nose, and i cough like i have tb (joke lang, wala namang blood). I'm miserable and i'd love company. I've been drinking gallons of water and am now taking vitamin c.

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To make things worse, it's prelims week. Why couldn't i have been sick last week or next week? Ang swerte nga naman.

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I saw the newest Harry Potter film last Sunday. I didn't enjoy watching it kasi umpisa nung trangkaso ko, so yes, miserable ako nung buong palabas. All i could think about was going home and getting a good rest. Kung hindi lang nakabili na ng ticket yung kapatid ko nagyaya na siguro ako umuwi. So i might watch it again this weekend, if i have any money left. Syempre kkb na, hindi na sya funded ng magulang ko.

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Why was i caught in the rain? Kabobohan, walang dalang payong. Although, may dala akong windbreaker, na feeling ko eh sapat nang proteksyon sa ulan.

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I went home early today. Dalawa dapat yung class ko kaso i asked permission from my professor sa pangalawa kong class from attending kasi i'm feeling really bad. Buti mabait sya at pinayagan ako.

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Bakit ako online if masakit katawan ko? Because i'm feeling the need to vent out my frustrations and misery. Walang ibang makikinig sakin dito sa bahay so sa cyberspace na lang. Keber kung walang nagbabasa nito. I'm feeling a tiny bit better na just from this. So if you're reading thanks. Nakikisimpatya man kayo or hindi, salamat parin.

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Since nag-co-commute lang ako, may nahawaan na kaya ako? Every time i cough naman i cover my mouth.

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Lesson? Mag vitamin c na kayo. At magdala parati ng payong. Better yet, wag mag marunong tulad ko at sumugod sa ulan.

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I do remember seeing Stardust during the previews. Looks promising, kahit na si Claire Danes yung star/Yvaine (yes, may issue ako with her). Plenty of big stars like Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, and Peter O'Toole. They even have Ian McKellen (Gandalf!) as the narrator. And they filmed in the Scottish Highlands (i HAVE to go there someday). Sana lang hindi nila ni-butcher yung novel.

Pumapatak na naman ang ulan

2007-07-13T15:27:00.000+08:00

Kisses of silver drops
falling from the sky.

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"Splash," said a raindrop
As it fell upon my hat.
"Splash," said another
As it trickled down my back.
"You are very rude," I said
As i looked up to the sky;
Then another raindrop splashed
Right into my eye!
-Anonymous

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Saturated clouds,
Thunder and lightning, boom, flash
Rainbows follow rain.
-Paul Kester

Justy, Fred, and Andrei

2007-07-11T00:23:00.000+08:00

Brods:

I wish you
a wonderful life filled with love and happiness;
another year
of laughter, joy, and fun;
surprises, love, and happiness;
and the fulfillment
of all your fondest dreams.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Reprieve

2007-07-07T17:50:00.000+08:00

(Re*prieve") (r?-pr?v"), n.

1. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a
sentence of death. "The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a reprieve
was sent to suspend the execution for three days." Clarendon.
2. Interval of ease or relief; respite. "All that I ask is but a short reprieve, ll I forget to love, and learn to grieve." Denham.

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found here

abakada guro party list vs sec ermita

2007-07-05T17:19:00.000+08:00

So i finally found the case i was looking for. And yeah, it's only 300+ pages. And it's due tomorrow

So, yeah. I think i'll go pray now.

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8.44 pm
sa wakas

I finally finished digesting the cases. Seemed impossible really but i had help. I searched online for a copy of the resolution. I admit, i wasn't able to read the whole case. Are you kidding me? Contrary to what i've been telling people, i have no superpowers But kidding aside, i dug into old digests from Beda, searched the www, and even asked for help from a brod. Yes, i was that desperate. It's times like these where one's resourcefulness comes out. So yeah, i didn't read the whole thing. Hello, consolidated cases kaya sya! I only read the pertinent parts, looked for the issue related to our subject, then copied the SC's ruling. Hahaha.

Pika...chu?

2007-07-05T01:16:00.001+08:00

words are not enuff...

2007-07-04T22:39:00.000+08:00

I got called again for recitations. I was a bit apprehensive because i wasn't as prepared as i would have wanted. I guess i got a little bit delinquent in studying for the class because i was already called last meeting. Ok, so i thought i wouldn't be called anymore. That's what i get for thinking .

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Good thing my professor remembered that i recited already. What happened was he also called my fraternity brother who, like me, already recited the last time. He said, "O diba nag-recite ka na? Bakit nakatayo ka pa?" to which my bro just laughed. And then he said, "Sir, sya rin po," meaning me. God bless him for saying that! So Atty. Ribo remembered then told me to sit down also. Salamat kapatid!

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I remember the entry before this that i was having apprehensions about wearing the color of the day. Our professor is well-known for calling students based on what they're wearing for the day. Last time he called all those who wore collared shirts. And from there told several to sit down -- those wearing blue and brown, i think. I wore red that day. But that was okay, even though the first half of my recitation was a bit tagilid, i'm pretty sure i redeemed myself after the break. Sana...

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Did i mention that my mother is going to Sweden? She was picked by the Swedish gov't along with four other Filipinos as representatives for some conference. I've been going green with envy, kasi after the conference they will be touring some neighboring countries. Hay, all those castles and of course, Ale's Stones. It's not as well-known as Stonehenge but it's just as mysterious.

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I still haven't found that one case i have been searching online for. Where the hell art thou 127 SCRA 768?

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I'd better text my group leader.

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I bet you googled Ale's Stone . If you didn't, here's a photo courtesy of cyberspace:

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Don't sue me if this picture belongs to you. Onegai shimasu.

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Ahas1: Makamagdag ba tayo? (Snake1:Are we poisonous?)

Ahas2: Ewan ko. Bakit? (Snake2:I'm not sure. Why?)

Ahas1: Nakagat ko kasi dila ko eh. Kinakabahan ako... (Snake1:I bit my tongue. I'm getting a bit nervous...)

before going to school

2007-07-04T12:58:00.000+08:00

So my class starts at 3 and i'm still at home. I'm online looking for some cases i need to digest by midnight tonight and i'm stuck looking for this one case. Argh! I suppose i would have to look for it the hard way, i. e. use the SCRA at the library. Haha tamad talaga. Oh well, i'll be on my way. I hope i'm not wearing the color of the day.

Ciao,
N

hmm...

2007-07-04T03:02:00.000+08:00

...i have class tomorrow, what am i doing online?

Iskool bukol

2007-07-03T21:03:00.000+08:00

I didn't have classes today. I should be jumping up and down with joy but i find myself mildly irritated. Not only was it a waste of time, it's also a waste of money. I have two classes today, the first of which starts at 12pm. At around 1:45 we concluded that our professor wouldn't be meeting us (our class ends at 2). Seeing that i had the same professor for my second class, logic dictates that he wouldn't be there also. BUT seeing as i'm in law school, i can't assume anything. As the saying goes, it'll just make an ass out of u and me. It's so irritating. Bakit ba ganun ang ibang professors? They're supposed to set an example to their students so why couldn't they extend at least some sort of courtesy to us. We're in post-grad school for pete's sake. A little consideration would go a loooong way. Hay, at least i was able to sign the attendance sheet. Then i heard from an upperclassman na wala naman daw kwenta dun sa particular prof namin yun. Haha. Sayang lang yung baon ko for the day. I could have spent the day preparing for tomorrow's class. Or digesting cases for admin law. Or watched Transformers again

I'm pretty sure hindi lang sa law school nangyayari yung mga ganitong cases. During my college days, when the professor was late for 15 mins (or even less), we would leave the room. Yun yung school policy eh. Sometimes if we see the professor on the way to class we would use another route in order to avoid seeing him/her. Kupal haha. I'm assuming we have the same assignment for next week so at least hindi na ko mashadong magbabasa, cause i spent the day reading for my second class. Grr talaga! I could have spent the day digesting the cases assigned to me sa admin Tomorrow at midnight na sya due eh. Hay buhay. I guess i just have to chalk it up na lang as one of the pains of law school.

-N

Weekend toons

2007-07-03T00:45:00.000+08:00

Watching Transformers made me miss a lot of cartoons i used to watch as a child, lalo na the original voice actor was cast for Prime (trivia: sya rin yung narrator and voice actor for a couple of Voltron characters). There was G. I. Joe, Visionaries, Saber Rider et al, Thundercats, Dino-Riders, Care Bears, Rainbow Brite, and Smurfs to name a few. Hay, nakaka-miss talaga sila, lalo na yung Visionaries. Too bad lang it only lasted for 13 episodes (13 nga ba?).

Watching all of those cartoons, many of which were japanese, was probably a foreshadowing of my interest in anime now. Who could forget Voltes V, Mazinger Z, Daimos, Voltron (Hyakujuu-ou Golion), and of course, Tetsuwan Atomu a.k.a Astro Boy. Which brings to mind super sentais like the Kamen Rider and Ultraman series hehe. Too bad they don't show the latest anymore. Syempre the best for me is Bioman pa rin. Maskman/Hikari Sentai Masukuman comes a close second (Michael Joe!). I've even seen Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, which you'll find silly if you're not a fan of the anime. Well, suffice it to say i liked it very much and was able to appreciate it. I even recognized some jokes only fans would get. Hehe. Specially those regarding the Shitennou. Lol moments grabe. Ok, now i'm humming the intro for Bioman... Choudenshi... Bioman!

Check out this site, their list is extensive. Click their "You might be a child of the 80's if..." link. I lol-ed pretty much reading it. I think they're undergoing site maintenance so not all the links work. But seeing the list of cartoons is worth it. Sana they make a movie out of G. I. Joe. It's pretty much workable naman. I'd love to see Snake Eyes in action again.

Transformers 2007 -- spoilers galore. Be warned.

2007-07-03T00:43:00.000+08:00

So, i was finally able to watch the new Transformers film. I am a fan of the Generation 1 series so i really had high expectations like the rest of the fans. Graphics-wise, it impressed. In fact, i want to see it again. And again. And again. Makes me hope that they make a Gundam movie next. Haha.

I have to say though, even though the Decepticons outnumbered the Autobots, the mere fact that Bumblebee and Starscream were there gave me a big happy. And making Starscream an F-22 Raptor? How cool is that! I'd have wanted to see Bumblebee (BEE-OTCH!) in his original form but i understand the need to modernize. The homage at the dealership was enough for me. What happened to Jazz, however, broke my heart. When Megatron was killed, one word came to mind: Galvatron! And then i thought, omg si Starscream na ang leader ng Decepticons? Ok, so probably temporary lang yun, if ever. Given that, it might not be the last time we see those who "perished". It clearly paves the way for Galvatron *insert evil laugh*. Before i forget though, where the hell was Hot Rod? I'd have thought he'd be in the first film, assuming there would be sequels. But i guess if all of them were already in the beginning, there wouldn't be much to look forward to in the sequels right?

How was Megatron able to "copy" a modern jet and why wasn't he a gun/canon? Hindi naman pwedeng he got it 80 or 70 years ago kasi modern yung plane. And i'm assuming na hindi Raptor yun kasi Starscream is already one. If they're both Raptors it's bringing their rivalry to a different level na. Besides, they don't look the same. Kudos to the writers for Megatron's line "You have failed me yet again, Starscream" or something like that because it was a good nod to the rivalry between them. And also for casting Peter Cullen as the voice of Prime, yey! When he spoke at the beginning, i thought of Voltron haha. Weird lang, i didn't recognize Hugo Weaving's voice

Pizza!

2007-06-09T21:08:00.000+08:00

Hey Arnold

Happy Birthday! This post is just for you Thanks for the treat. Next time ulit haha.

High School Reunion

2007-06-09T20:55:00.000+08:00

Friday, June 8, 2007

My high school friends/batchmates met last night at McDonald's Paseo de Roxas. Three of them-- Rachelle, Elisa, and Bless -- came home from abroad. I had a nice time catching up with people I haven't seen in a long time and whom I've lost contact with. We spent the whole time reminiscing, teasing one another, picking on some people, and laughing while doing all those things. I almost lost my voice from it. It seems like it was only yesterday we were struggling with high school. After we all met, we went to Pier One at The Fort. It was deja vu all over again bacause the last time we had a reunion, that's what happened, although I wasn't able to attend that time because I had classes then. I wonder who'll come home next for a visit?

Super Hero Dating Quiz

2007-02-16T23:14:00.000+08:00

Got the link for this quiz from one of my yahoo groups. I admit, I kinda cheated because I checked that having a guy taller than me was not important, and in the main comic universe Wolverine is a little shrimp. Otherwise I probably would have gotten Colossus. Yes, I am a Wolvie fan. Well, actually I am a Wolvie and Rogue pairing worshipper. Remy's not bad, he's just not for Marie. Rogan rules :D

1. First. Una. Umpisa.

2007-02-13T00:20:00.000+08:00

*first post dance*

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I feel like i should be doing something special to mark my arrival at blogspot. Maybe i should introduce myself. Better yet, introduce yourself.

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So yeah. Thoughts. Ramblings. Rants. Raves. Observations. Suppositions. Reklamos.

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A one-sided conversation. Let's get it on. I agree.

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In two days, we will be celebrating Valentine's Day. I still don't know whether to coform or not and join the "festivities" too. On one hand, I think it's kind of lame that you give flowers or gifts or whatever to your loved one/s just because it's what everyone else is doing. On the other hand, it is kind of nice to receive flowers and shit (what? I'm a girl -- I'm supposed to like them). I think I'd rather that people give me little gifts on days I least expect them to. Although I wouldn't refuse anything given to me

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I don't have classes tomorrow because my professor won't be meeting us. Yey! Even though I know it will come back to me three-fold, like added hw's and probably a make-up class or two, I'm still happy. It's days like these that I love being a student, because you can't really say you won't have work if your boss doesn't show up.

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Next to Christmas, Valentine's is the most commercialized "holiday" for me. Why? Tomorrow, me and my sorority sisters will be selling flowers, chocolates, cakes, etc in anticipation of Valentine's. Yeah, we're going to take advantage of all those lovers in our school.

But hey, we're not the only sorority doing that. And it's for a good cause -- ours