SEM BREAK!!!!

Yes! Finally... the much awaited sem -break is here... wahahahaha... i am officially at the sem-break mode, which means wala na akong gagawin (na acad-related)and ever so free na akong gumimik (at mag-overnight... sana ^_^)...

yey! celebrate na! hopefully mamunga ang pagpapaka-timang at pagpapaka-haggard (na super unnecessary... well, most of the time)ko... sana

ayun... tapos na ang math finals... isang paper na lang actually pero what the herr... consider it done... nyahahahaha... at sana ma-exempt na ako sa chem finals... feeling ko naman... pero whatever my grade is sa chem16, ayoko nang mag-finals... so what the herr na rin sa chem finals... wahahahaha... ayun... mbb finals tapos na rin... may grade na nga eh. at masaya siyang finals kasi group na, take home pa. nag-overnight kami kina bea (blockmate ko)at super fun.... yahahahaha... sa comm3 wala na ring gagawin... at masaya rin yung last requirement namin dahil ang laki naming jowk sa final speech namin... ginaya kasi namin yung awards night ng cinemalaya... tapos ang jowk talaga... ang kulit namin, hindi namin sineryoso... at feel naman namin natuwa yung buong class... so yey!

yey! sembreak na... wala na akong gagawin as in wala!

wahahahahaha! ^_^

p.s. jo = bangag (obviously)... hmm... pansin ko lang ang daming ellipses ng post ko... oh well

kung prutas ka, ano ka?

1.Latest na gumugulo sa isip mo?
~ requirements... shux... natitimang na ako kasi tinatamad na akong gawin sila... to the extreme

2.Ano ang iyong ginagawa kapag
nalulungkot?
~ natutulog...kaya lumalaki ang eyebags ko... KAKATULOG

3.Motto mo about LOVE?
~ love... makes my head go 'round...

4.Favorite food?
~ chocolates... hahahahahah obviously

5.Favorite Place?
~ nowhere... kasi kapag gusto ko ng peace of mind naglalakad-lakad ako... pero kung may isang lugar akong babalik-balikan... siguro yung 3rd floor back landing...

6.What's the title of the song that's
stuck in your head?
~ paiba-iba araw-araw... depende sa mood... uhmm... right now... yellow by coldplay

7.Pangarap mong summer get-away trip?
~ PARIS ^_^

8.Isang bagay na hinding hindi mo
tatanggihan?
~ tsokolate!!!! ako pa!

9.Masayang libangan kapag umuulan?
~ hmm... ice cream... kasi masarap kumain ng malamig kapag umuulan...
at saka matulog... shux... nakakataba talaga kapag umuulan na... hahahah...

10.Isang bagay na pag-iipunan mo nang
husto?
~ hoola hoop? jowk... libro, libro talaga... right now i'm saving for one... hahahaha

11.Gagawin mo sa susunod mong
birthday?
~ maka-stroll si... sa Paris? hahahahahaha

12.Hindi mo makayanan o matagalan?
~ kapag hindi nagha-hi sa akin si....

13.Gusto mong panoorin sa sine?
~ ??? hmm...

14.Do you love cooking?
~ yah!!!! hahahahaha

15.Paano ka ma-badtrip?
~ natutulog ako kapag bad-trip...

16.Matagal ka ba maligo?
~matagal... 45 minutes? pero kapag late na kaya kong maligo for less than five minutes... san ka pa? extreme talaga... hahahaha

17.kumakain ka ba ng vegetables?
~ yah... pero super picky ako sa pagkakaluto ng gulay... kapag lata yan o lasang damo asan ka pang ilalapit ko sa bibig ko yun...

18.Tamad ka ba?
~ yah... i think so... pero extreme ako... minsan super sipag... as in extensive notes and research.... pero minsan, di talaga ako nagpapasa ng homework... hahahaha... pero most of the time tulog ako... katamaran ba ang pagtulog?

19.Sino palagi mong kausap sa phone?
~ si pat-pat

20.Sino palagi mong katext?
~ mama ko? hindi naman ako mahilig magtext e

21.sino ang kasabay mong umuwi?
~ hmm... paiba-iba... minsan si peach.. papuntang kalai... o kaya si gihan... pauwi naman ng bahay, kapatid ko...

22.Are you a busy person?
~ hindeh... mukha lang

23.What/who do you hate most?
~ hmmm... yung number 3 ng phone ko... ayaw magpapindot eh...

24.Who makes you happy?
~ ....e di si....

25.if given a chance to have one wish?
~ PARIS! (ang adik...yak!)

26.why?
~ eh PARIS yun e

27. 30 yrs from now, what would u be?
~ hmm... dead? JOWK...

28.song that best expresses what
~ nani? what?

29.is/are there any persons that you
miss?
~ yah... sobra... anlapit lang niya pero... haay...

30.what makes you really angry?
~ hmmm... yung ginugulo buhay ako...

31.gusto mong gawin ngaun?
~ mag-stroll kasama ni...

32. kung may maibabalik ka na moment
~ paris???? HAHAHAHAHA... sige na nga brownies na lang (jo, ano ba talaga?)(hahahah kung hindi mo gets, hindi mo gets... hahahaha)

33. mabuti ka bang kaibgan?
~ tanong mo sa mga kaibigan ko.

34. sino pinakaimportanteng tao sa
buhay mo ngaun?
~ HAHAHAHAHA

35. kaya mo bang gawin lahat para sa
love?
~ hmm... bigyan mo ako ng rason why...

36. all time favorite song?
~ hmmm... hanging by a moment...

37. chocolates or ice cream?
~ tinatanong pa ba 'to...

38. Inlove ka ba ngayon?
~ ewan... sana hindi

39. Masaya ka ba ngayon?
~ ata... sana oo

40. Anung ayaw na ayaw mo?
~ yung pinipilit ako...

41. kung prutas ka, ano ka?
~ apple... apple... AAAAAple... labo

42. sinong kakagat sayo?
~ si.... eeewwwww

43. sige. tama na.
~ ay...

ang mga favorite kong vocalists...

siyempre... start muna tayo sa local...

favorite ko si miro ng stonefree kasi bukod sa may hitsura siya(shucks).. ang ganda ng kanyang baritone voice... grabeh... at ang galing niyang mag-perform live...

sa international music industry naman...

sa third place: Adam Levine ng Maroon5
---- come on, ang sexy niya... lalo na yung boses niya, ang sexy din... mapapayugyog ka talaga.. hahaha... yun lang

sa 2nd place: Alex Band ng The Calling
---- shucks! ang guwapo niya... at ang boses... so baritone din... ang ganda ng timbre, makikikilala mo talaga kapag siya na ang nasa radyo... at ang guwapo ng boses niya, at ang guwapo niya... wait nasabi ko na iyon... hala papatayin na ako ni jane... inaagawan ko siya.. pero ang guwapo talaga ni Alex Band... namimiss ko na siya... bakit kasi ala ng The Calling?
---- haay, nakaka-in-love ang baritone voice niya

sa 1st place: Brandon Boyd ng Incubus
---- kasi naman, ang ganda ng boses niya, super unique (isa pa siyang sobrang madaling marecognize sa radio... para siyang Amy Lee among the boys, mahirap hanapan ng kapantay at katulad... ang ganda kasi talaga ng boses niya... nakakalutang... ang ganda...
---- tapos ang galing rin niyang magsulat... The modern Shakespeare of the music industry (according to a review of a DJ), kamusta naman yun di ba?

ang mga favorite kong vocalists...

siyempre... start muna tayo sa local...

favorite ko si miro ng stonefree kasi bukod sa may hitsura siya(shucks).. ang ganda ng kanyang baritone voice... grabeh... at ang galing niyang mag-perform live...

sa international music industry naman...

sa third place: Adam Levine ng Maroon5
---- come on, ang sexy niya... lalo na yung boses niya, ang sexy din... mapapayugyog ka talaga.. hahaha... yun lang

sa 2nd place: Alex Band ng The Calling
---- shucks! ang guwapo niya... at ang boses... so baritone din... ang ganda ng timbre, makikikilala mo talaga kapag siya na ang nasa radyo... at ang guwapo ng boses niya, at ang guwapo niya... wait nasabi ko na iyon... hala papatayin na ako ni jane... inaagawan ko siya.. pero ang guwapo talaga ni Alex Band... namimiss ko na siya... bakit kasi ala ng The Calling?
---- haay, nakaka-in-love ang baritone voice niya

sa 1st place: Brandon Boyd ng Incubus
---- kasi naman, ang ganda ng boses niya, super unique (isa pa siyang sobrang madaling marecognize sa radio... para siyang Amy Lee among the boys, mahirap hanapan ng kapantay at katulad... ang ganda kasi talaga ng boses niya... nakakalutang... ang ganda...
---- tapos ang galing rin niyang magsulat... The modern Shakespeare of the music industry (according to a review of a DJ), kamusta naman yun di ba?

Sa wakas...

haay...

after all the suspensions and unending kaba at pag-aalala... natapos na rin sa wakas ang chem16 long exam...

haay...

pero after nito panibagong kalbaryo na naman...

sana lagi ka lang nanjan... pasiyahin mo ang araw ko. =)

(shucks.. ambango ng tapsi ng rodics... amoy na amoy sa comp.shop...)

Memory

dedicated to pat (of mbb) kasi gustung-gusto niya ang song na ito... natutuwa ako...

para din kay jessica balaquit - namimiss na kita . =)

lastly, for toblerone, kasi lagi kitang naaalala...




Memory by Sugarcult

This may never start
We could fall apart
Can I be your memory
Lost your sense of fear
Feelings insincere
Could not be your memory

So get back, back, back to where we lasted
Just like I imagine
I could never feel this way
So get back, back, back to the disaster
My heart's beating faster
Holding on to feel the same

This may never start
I'll tear us apart
Cannot be your enemy
Loosing half a year
Waiting for you here
I'd be your anything

So get back, back, back to where we lasted
Just like I imagine
I could never feel this way
So get back, back, back to the disaster
My heart's beating faster
Holding on to feel the same

This may never start
Tearing out my heart
Not be your memory
Lost your sense of fear
Feelings disappear
Cannot be your memory

So get back, back, back to where we lasted
Just like I imagine
I could never feel this way
So get back, back, back to the disaster
My heart's beating faster
Holding on to feel the same

This may never start
We could fall apart
Can I be your memory
Lost your sense of fear
Feelings insincere
Cannot be your memory

Ironic

Wala lang... narinig ko lang ulit ang song na ito over the weekend kaya naaliw ako... in fairness, may binago si Alanis Morisette sa lyrics ng 2006 version nito... hahahaha... ngayon ko lang napansin

"it's a thousand spoons when all you need is a knife, it's meeting the man of your dreams and then meeting his beautiful husband..."

Translation:
Langya ka! babae ka rin pala! pag nahanap ko na yung kutsilyo, sasaksakin kita!

Yak! ang ewan... hehehehe

Anyway, here's the song not really sure kung ito yung acoustic (2006) version, pero... la lang =)

bago ako tuluyang magpaalam... hopefully pansamantala lang

mga songs na kinagigiliwan ko... jess salamat sa cd... pasensya rin sa atraso ko. peace tayo! =) labshoo!



BREATHING by lifehouse

I'm finding my way back to sanity again
though I don't really know what I'm gonna do when I get there
and take a breath and hold on tight
spin around one more time
and gracefully fall back to the arms of grace

cause I am hanging on every word you say and
even if you don't want to speak tonight
that's alright, alright with me
cause I want nothing more than
to sit outside Heaven's door
and listen to you breathing
is where I wanna be yeah

I'm looking past the shadows in my mind into the truth and I'm
trying to identify the voices in my head
God which one's you
let me feel one more time what it
feels like to feel and
break these calluses off of me
one more time

cause I am hanging on every word you say and
even if you don't wanna speak tonight
that's alright, alright with me
cause I want nothing more than
to sit outside your door
and listen to your breathing
is where I wanna be yeah
where I wanna be

I don't want a thing from you
bet you're tired of me
waiting for the scraps to fall off of your table to the ground
I just wanna be here now

cause I am hanging on every word you say and
even if you don't wanna speak tonight
that's alright, alright with me
cause I want nothing more than
to sit outside Heaven's door
and listen to your breathing
is where I wanna be

hay nakow! so toxic

ang toxic ng life ko ngayon

masyado maraming iniisip... tulog tuloy ako ng tulog para tumakas sa problema... haay

ayun... hindi ko na na-aupdate blog ko... lang kwenta inayos ko pa naman akala ko kapag college na regular akong mag-oonline... haay...

ayun... sayang na blog... ulet...

mawawala ako nang matagal... tulad ng dati

Never explain yourself...

Never explain yourself...
Those who like you does not need it. Those who dislike you will not believe it.

Wah! This is a lesson I learned the hard way.

It slapped me on the face twice, and both incidents happened barely two weeks apart. Haizt....

The first incident was not really something of a bitter medicine. I was actually on a high when that happened, so I dismissed the incident as a "not really a serious case of behavioral disorder ".

However, the second one was really a bitter medicine to my habit of constantly explaining everything that I am and everyting that I do to everyone.

It happened when a girl I just met asked a favor from me, and in a sudden surge of insecurity, shamefulness and panic, I gave an UNNECESSARY explanation regarding (or better yet... a story behind) the matter.

Doesn't sound like a problem, right?

But, here is the thing... the catch... or whatever you call it...

I lied.

Yes... What I told her was a lie.

I did not feel well afterwards. It's like something fell heavily on me. I know what that is called: GUILT.

I felt so guilty, all I wanted to do was to run away.

I wish I did. I wish I could. But, I couldn't.

Several minutes afterwards, something like an alarm was ringing inside me.

I have a habit, a DISEASE, that can eventually ruin me.

Let this become a warning. Never explain yourself to anyone. You can never be held accountable for choosing not to, and you can be ruined by the words that go out of your mouth.

1st impressions last? Weh...

Not all first impressions last...
Promise...

Minsan nga e sobrang layo na ng nagiging pananaw mo tungkol sa isang bagay, pangyayari o tao na hindi ka na makakapaniwala kung bakit ganoon ang first impression mo...

Gusto niyo ng sample?

Nagsimula ang lahat ngayun-ngayon lang, summer ng taong 2007.

Dahil sa hindi inaasahang mandate ng DOST, hindi natuloy ang pinapangarap kong Bohol get-away.

Kaya ayun, ang una kong nasabi tungkol sa ni-require nilang summer orientation and enrichment program (SOEP) ay: PESTE.

And then came the first day, 2 May 2007...
Na-shock naman ako kasi mag-isa ako. Walang taga-pisay (Later, nalaman kong RA scholars lang pala ang nirequired, at 5 lang naman kaming RA from pisay. Kaya pala wala akong makitang kakilala ko.)... Nag-iisa akong nakakalat sa steps ng up engineering theater, cellphone lang ang kapiling. At sa ganun kaagang summer day, wala pang gising.

So ang pangalawang salita ko for SOEP: KAINIS.

Naghanap ako ng puwedeng kaibiganin. Kaya lang lahat sila mukhang nerd. (Hahahaha. Peace.) At nerdy rin ako. Kapag nerdy ka, ayaw mong dumikit sa kapwa mo nerd kasi sasabog kayo.

Ayokong maging loner... kaya lumbay na lumbay ako. Sa bawat minutong dumadaan, nadaragdagan ng 1 mililiter ang napapanis kong laway. Naisip ko, kawawa naman ako. Buti dumating si Jami. Haay sa wakas, may makakausap na rin.

Maya-maya dumating si Jasper, tapos si Warner, tapos si Charmy.
Yey! Pisay people. I was so happy to see them.

Kaya lang ang kasiyahang yun, hindi naman nagtagal... kasi the next day, nahiwalay rin ako sa kanila. Iba yung section ko. GONZALES. haay... ang saklap.

The moment I entered the room, I sat at the seat closest to the door. I don't know why, but I like that place. I've always been the girl by the door, ever since Pisay. I like that place because I get to have a good look at the whole classroom. I can easily get myself noticed just in case I want to recite, yet I can easily slither away from the attention of the teacher if ever I want to daydream or do somehthing. Moreover, I can be the first one out if I wanted to.

And that was how i felt on the second day... From the very moment i sat down at the seat, all I could think about was getting out.

The feeling got worst as the class (which was MATH... and I hated math) proceeded.

And so my 3rd word was: AYOKO NA.

Buong umaga, wala akong inisip kung hindi paano ako makakalayas sa SOEP.

Plan: Kumbinsihin ang mama ko na kailangan talaga naming magbakasyon sa Bohol, kasi nangako kami kina Lolo at Lola. Sasabihin ko na okay lang, aabsent ako sa SOEP for two weeks.
Mas mahalagang makita ako nina Lolo at Lola kaysa painitin ko ang isa sa mga silya ng engg (engineering) building.
Naisip ko, yes! ligtas na ako... aattend lang ako sa first and last week. yey! the hell with the stipends. Mas mahalaga ang personal well being ko kaysa sa 3000 php. hahahaha

Pero walang kwenta ang plano na yun. Kasi that night sabi ng mama ko nag-usap na raw sina ni Lolo at okay lang daw di matuloy ang bakasyon. Sa sem-break or sa pasko na lang daw.

Ala na akong 4th word. *Sniff* na lang.

I thought then it was going to be a hellish summer... but i was wrong.

In fact, after one month... I came to think I got a glimpse of heaven when I was there.
Maybe you wouldn't believe it, but as much as I wanted to get away then, now I ached to stay for one more day in that blissful summer.

I couldn't believe it myself... but I also came to love the people who were there in that newly furnished engg room.

And even though we only had one summer to spend, they carved a very special place in me. *smile*

Summer is now over. We all move on. Now I miss them so much.

How this all came to be is reserved for another post. *laugh*

Pero isa lang ang point ko...

trip ko lang magkwento... hahahahaha... jowk.

At hindi lahat ng first impressions... nagtatagal sa'yo. ^_^

Liar you Lie

Jessica was in our room again, and she was talking about something more interesting this time. No, it was not about anime or her favorite band, but something more serious: Psychology.

Funny… She just taught me how to know what is going on inside a person’s brain by reading the involuntary movements of the eyes. This was not mind reading or something like that. Basically, you are just trying to know HOW the brain is working; the “thought process” as Jess referred to it. Is he trying to recall something? Is he creating something inside his mind? Then you connect what you see with his answers to the questions you asked. So actually, you are just analyzing HOW he thought. The whole concept was based on the fact that areas in our brain are specialized and that certain muscles are connected to these areas. It is similar to why left-handed people are more creative while those that are right-handed are more rational.

We just finished making lab rats out of our dorm mates. I can attest that the technique really works. I’m sorry, I can’t tell anything more about it because I promised Jess that I would keep it a secret. But really, it is a good way to catch someone who is lying.

This reminded me about the LifeSci film featuring facial expressions as windows to a person’s heart. It was a nice documentary. I could not believer you could actually tell what kind of relationships a person would most likely have just by looking at how he smiles at pictures.

And it kept me thinking too, about the guy who has a case of autism that makes him unable to recognize people emotions through facial expressions. He said he needed to study that. I wonder how he did it; because it to comes too naturally – at least for sensitive people – to recognize other people’s emotions that I could not magine ow someone could study that successfully. Jess said that is easy. I dare not contravene.

It suddenly crossed my mind that secrets agents study facial expressions, as mentioned from the film, because the knowledge is very useful with their type of work. That is why they can know how a person feels even if the person himself is not aware of the feeling. Although it seems so hard, there is this biological connection that signals a person if that someone he is speaking to is lying. This connection might also be the reason why emotions are contagious. I don’t remember this emotional bridge being explained in the film; it wasn’t in the books either. Maybe it is still a mystery as of now.

Reflections for Life Sci

“Everything is energy…” That is what physics claim. If that is true then I will say that life is the most mystical, whimsical and beautiful kind of energy there is. That is why I love biology: it is the study of life.

The three bio-ideas that fascinated me the most in the 2nd quarter are the concepts regarding beauty, recognizing people and the power of facial expressions.

In recognizing people, the brain is said to work in three major steps. First is perception. The brain constructs an image of the person he is trying to recognize through the data sent by his senses, particularly his eyes. Second is corresponding. The brain matches the image with a similar one contained in its database. This database is connected to another area that stores information (name, etc.) crucial to recognizing the person. The last – and not so obvious – step is the attaching of the emotional tag. Once the brain is able to match the face with that stored in memory, it sends out signals that make the person feel what he is supposed to feel for that person. Any failure in the process will lead to being unable to recognize the person, in denying the presence or in referring to the person as an impostor.

I love learning about life and I love the way life is trying to teach a hardheaded kid like me.
During the second quarter, I realized that learning is a matter of interest and will. Interest is needed because it is really hard to learn about something you hardly care about. On the other hand, learning becomes so natural when the topic stirs your interest.
It is also a matter of will because to be able to learn, one must put his mind and heart into it. One must also put in a considerable amount of effort because without any effort, even the sweetest victory is useless.

One must also aim perfection in his work. When I say perfection, it is not having the ideal work but for the work to reach its full potential. It is hard to reach it, but one must always aim high.

Lastly, it is necessary to be willing to improve. Without this kind of will, it is almost impossible to learn, since learning involves a lot of failing and improving from these failures.

Ang Ngipin ni Buknoy

I had my first shot on making children story books last year when our social science teachers asked us to make, as a project, one for cancer-stricken children. The experience was a mix of fun and frustration. Why? Because as an avid writer, I aim perfection with everything I write. . I realized then that writing for children is more challenging than writing to a general audience because there are a lot of restrictions in terms of style and plot. Moreover, the illustrations weren’t good. I remember Ma’am Bawagan commenting that the drawings looked like they were made by the sick children themselves. And perhaps, I no longer think like a child anymore.

After learning that the 2nd quarter project was a story book, I felt both dread and excitement: excitement because I can’t wait to prove to myself that I have improved, and dread because I don’t want things to be turning upside down again.

Now, I am thankful. Firstly, I definitely made a better script and storyline (although the plot was not my type). Secondly, since I am with Shayne and Patrick, the illustrations were lovely.

I am thankful because I got the chance to improve the way I write for children. However, I did not help much with the illustrations. I guess my inability to draw well is hopeless now. Oh well… that is life. One has to have both strengths and weaknesses.

In conclusion, the story book was an all-fun experience for me. I learned new ways to improve myself, and that made everything worthy to be cherished.

Beautiful Faces

Yeah! I knew it… For once my pessimistic thoughts were right. That was my first reaction when the film that we watched one life science class announced that there is an objective basis for beauty. I never really believed in beauty being in the eye of the beholder, physical beauty at least. Surely, there is a universal measure for beauty; I once thought. And why did I think that way? It is because I observed that all of us agree with who is beautiful and who is not. If there are disagreements, it happens usually when we are talking about average-looking people; or between those who are trying to rank gorgeous people, which is quite senseless because they are all beautiful anyway.

Watching the film had my mind getting conscious of how I look. It is not because I am dreaming to become a beauty queen or something, but I do believe the studies showing that beautiful people tend to become more successful. Maybe beauty can’t take you to the top, but it sure is a great asset.

After the film, I looked at the mirror and took a ruler. Then I started to ask myself questions based on what was presented in the film. “Is my face symmetric?” “Does it follow the 1 to phi ratio?” “Am I showing signs of good health?” I was not surprised to find the answers to be a resounding no. I asked the last question. “Is my face a mixture of adult and child proportions?” I laughed because I do. Then I laughed some more, because I realized that I was so childish to be measuring my face.

I laughed at the thought of beauty being as skin-deep as this. It dawned on me that real beauty does come from within. It may not be in the eyes of the beholder, but it is in the way a person thinks of himself or herself. I don’t think Paris Hilton is gorgeous; but in the way that she presents herself, you will really get attracted to her. It is the same with the beauty being a sign of health. Being healthy is not something you can acquire skin-deep. It is not even just in the physical aspect.

I smiled. Afterwards, I was feeling so good that I ate a full lunch. It has been a long time since I last did that… yum…

Does race exist ---> essay for life sci

Does race exist? I do believe so. I believe race is somewhat similar to the concept of strains in bacteria. Strains differentiate bacteria based on slight differences such as cell wall thickness, pathogenic tendencies and cilia formation. The concept of race is like that. It classifies us humans based on minimal differences such as skin-deep characteristics (facial characteristics, skin color, hair texture, etc.) and susceptibility to certain diseases. A more sociological approach would be that based on culture, behavioral mindset and attitudes based on territorial boundaries.

However, I also believe that the concept of race is already fading. Races have been brought about by geographical isolation that led to genetic drift. But in this era where we live in a globally interacting community, I don’t think that genetic drift still run its course. Genes are being exchanged between races all around the world due to the improvement in technology. Thousands of people travel across the globe everyday. We meet people from all walks of life, from different countries, from different races. Geographical boundaries are no longer a feat. Isolation has been conquered; and without its most important factor, genetic drift will subside. We will be mixing our genes, mixing our races; and maybe someday, we will live in a world without boundaries and racial discrimination. Isn’t that a good fate for the human species?

Kisses!

umm...

bakit ko naisipang ipost ito

wala lang

kasi ang cute niya...

tapos natawa naman ako sa commercial ng close-up

biruin mo?

kissing kit ang tawag nila sa isang kahon na may lamang toothbrush at toothpaste...

whatever!

kissing kit daw!

sana sinamahan na nila ng fake lips para puwedeng mag-praktis.

hay naku... advertisements nga naman

Pisay and public school education

Fewer and fewer students from public schools get to avail of the quality education that Philippine Science High School promises; why?
Believe it or not, majority of the Filipinos do not know that a school such as Philippine Science High School, which provides quality science-oriented education for free plus additional living allowance[1], exist. And this majority I am referring to are those that belong to the low-income class. Ask a vendor in a wet market or a salesperson inside a mall, and you will see that Manila Science High School and Quezon City Science High School are more popular than Pisay. Or if they ever heard of Pisay, it’s not our prowess in the field of math and sciences that they are familiar with; it is the issue about Fabro’s poisoning. Talk about publicity.

And if parents of public school lads haven’t heard of Pisay, don’t think that their kids know better. My regular commuting gave me enough experience to prove that only a few know about PSHS.

Here’s the usual flow of conversation that I had with those I met on my way home, who happened to become interested with the way I look (either with my glasses or my mustard yellow skirt):

Someone: Ang weird naman ng uniform mo. (Your uniform looks weird.)/ Ang bata mo pa, nagsasalamin ka na. (You are too young to be wearing glasses.) Saan ka nag-aaral? (Where do you study?)
Jo: Sa Philippine Science High School po. (At Philippine Science High School.)
Someone: Saan yun?(Where is that?)
Jo: Sa Agham po… sa Diliman. (In agham road, diliman.)
Someone: Ah! Yung sa likod ng SM North? Magandang school raw yun. (Ah! The one behind SM North? I heard that is a good school.)
Jo: Hindi po, iba po yun. Quezon City Science High School po yun. Sa Philippine Science po ako nag-aaral. (No, the one you are referring to is Quezon City Science High School. That is different. I study at Philippine Science High School.)
Someone: Oo nga. Pareho lang yun. (Those two are the same.)
Jo: Hindi po. (No, sir.)
Someone: Ito talaga binibiro mo ako. Baka yung tinutukoy mong iba yung Manila Science? E sa Maynila yun, di ba? (You are kidding me. Maybe you are talking about Manila Science. That is in Manila.)
Jo: Hindi ko po kayo binibiro… Philippine Science po yung school sa tabi ng pcmc/ ombudsman/ wildlife. (I am not joking. Philippine Science is the school beside PCMC/ the office of the ombudsman/ wildlife.)
Someone: May school ba doon? (Is there a school there?)/ Saan yun? (Where is that?) / *Or, he falls silent because he didn’t understand what I said or he can’t imagine how a school can be constructed beside a zoo*
Jo: *sighs and walks away frustrated*

But seriously, we are not getting in touch with the hundreds of gifted children out there staying in the deteriorating halls of public schools, when those are the children that need the Pisay education the most.

Furthermore, the qualification exams tend to favor those who attended review centers, which, only kids from well-to-do families can afford; thus giving them the edge against public school kids. Which is quite saddening, because the kind of environment these well-to-do kids are exposed to already gives them the advantage versus public school lads. It is already a widely accepted fact that students from private schools have better facilities and have access to the resources needed to fully enrich one’s talents and capabilities, something most of our country’s public schools are deprived of.

And the media adds more to this! Before, informative shows such as Sineskwela and Math-tinik (which may seem cheap for you now, but really, these were a lot of help) were aired on mainstream television, thereby catering to a wide audience. But nowadays, informative shows can only be seen on cable TV. And hardly does public school children have access to the cable. Sad, really… I do think that the leading networks should begin educating our masses, as they used to when children-oriented shows, informative shows, documentaries and debates still occupied primetime slots on air. Moreover, they should stop feeding the public with crappy gag shows and telenovelas that always go overtime, thereby eating away precious airing time for shows that do matter for our brains and consciousness.

I think that the lowering percentage of public school students getting into good high schools (like Philippine Science High School), and even universities (like UP), should alarm the Department of Education. That could mean that they are losing their competence in producing students that can stand the competition; and that their the quality of education that they give their public school students is getting outdated and deteriorating.

And it should concern Pisay too, because the government is cutting our budget saying say we don’t need it anyway, since most people who study in pisay are rich and capable of sustaining themselves. Huh? Unreasonable, you may say, but that is how they think up there.
But more than the budget, it should concern us the most because Philippine Science High School should be in service of the people; and when you say the people, that includes the majority. We should be reaching out to those who are being deprived of what they need: quality education. We should be helping them improve the kind of learning they receive. We should be the prime movers of competence in the country. We are the premier high school, right?

Still wondering why the government keeps on slashing our budget? Or why they say that the investments on us are useless? Maybe, that is because we fail on doing something on our part.
[1] Why did I talked about the living allowance? It is because money is essential for low-income families. Believe me, they can hardly afford the needs posted by a competitive environment such as Pisay. I am referring to the funds being collected, the cost of the materials needed for school projects and the cost of joining the activities conducted in Pisay. Even the prices in the cafeteria can be aggravate them.

The Values of Our Politicians

This is a commentary to the articles written by Mr. Artemio V. Panganiban and Mr. Isagani A. Cruz for the February 25, 2007 issue of The Philippine Daily Inquirer

Convenient turncoatism; that is how our politicians switching sides is being referred to. One of the main issues in the coming May 10, 2007 elections is the changing of the political affiliations of most of the senatorial candidates. Mr. Cruz cited as examples were Edgardo Angara, Vicente Sotto III and Tessie Aquino-Oreta. The three were formerly associated with the opposition lead by Joseph Estrada, but are now running under the banner of Team Unity, the administration’s senatorial slate.

Is this political disloyalty? Experts say that the line-up presented by the administration made them weak because of the presence of what the public calls balimbing.
But do we really care? For years, the people have not really cared about the moral implications of who they are voting. I do believe that who we choose as leaders reflect the moral values we have in our country; because, those we place into position become our representatives. They become the icons with which other countries look at us. They are the images that carry our countries reputation. Therefore, they affect the prospects and economic ventures of our country. If it is so hard to trust our own politicians, how can you expect foreign investors to trust us even?

Moreover, the constant bickering between our political leaders and our tendency to carry every issue out into the streets scare away possible opportunities for economic expansion. We, the people and the leaders alike, disrespect the institutions in our country. Whenever nobody is keeping an eye on us, we tend to disobey our laws. Then whenever something bad happens we blame it on our laws and institutions; totally forgetting the fact that we also played a part in allowing that something bad to happen. The rampancy of graft and corruption cases in our country is a great clue. The high rate of road accidents, also serves the same. I will quote the words of Mr. Panganiban: “Our problem is the lack of visionary leaders who – by their own example – obey our laws, respect our institutions and place the public interest of the public above theirs.” Given that our leaders serve as icons, what do you think do other countries think of us, given that we lack leaders as such?

Allow me to leave out the issues regarding the inefficiency of our government due to the corruption and abuse of power done by everyone in position; it will never lead us unto anything, and aren’t we too tired to hear about it? Furthermore, do not make me talk about our political instability that hampers our economic growth, because we are immune to it already.
We are a nation grown tired of watching. The common notion nowadays is to vote for the lesser evil. We look at the harms; we choose the one who can harm us the least. Can’t we look at the other side of this all? Can’t we vote for the better good? Can’t we choose the one who can provide and serve the country the most?

We are a nation grown tired of caring. We focus only on our self-centered whim, which is good based on the principle of the invisible hand: “Let each pursue what is good for him alone and the common good shall follow.” However, aren’t we forgetting one thing? That as a nation we all should be moving forward together? Isn’t it that in our pursuit for personal fulfillment we tend to look down and step on others? That we leave others behind; or worse, we prevent them from pursuing their own happiness?

MBBsoc

ang saya!

hyper kami kahapon kasi nagheld ng contest ang MBBsoc ng UP diliman tapos grabeh yung adrenaline.

nanalo si Brr ng first place sa individual... tpos yung 2nd and 3rd taga-MaSci
Si Eduard, si Kat Chan at ako naman yung nanalo sa team.
yung 2nd and 3rd taga Caloocan Science... wow... dati hindi sila ganito ka-prominent...

ang nakakatawa pa kasi sa sobrang hyperness namin nag-aaway kami. feeling ko tuloy mas kinakabahan pa yung proctor namin eh... kasi nga hyper kami... hi kuya! =)

may cash price... kaya Ma'am Cheng ... kain tayo sa Monday... treat namin! =)

Isa pa... ang ewan namin... namakyaw kasi kami ng mallow-blast! nakakahiya... yung mallow-blast kasi binibigay nila doon sa mga students na makakasagot ng trivia questions during breaks.
Nakakahiya! bakit ba ang kapal na mukha ko? yuck! pero hindi ko talaga naisip na mahiya at that time.

Naalala ko tuloy noong NSTW sa dept. of agri...

Anyways... sa sobrang hyper at kabado talaga namin noong contest... kumakanta pa kami ni Eduard. yung "I have peace like a river..." na may kasama pang hand-actions. OT grabeh.

Yey! Eduard! natupad na rin yung pangarap natin!

LSS

Grabeh... na-LSS na ako sa song na ito. Go Eponine! Siya rin ang favorite ko sa Les Miserables.

Akala namin ni Shayne dati, sa Miss Saigon yung song kasi si Lea Salonga yung kumanta.
yun pala. Gumananp na si Lea na Eponine. Hehehe. Amazing. =)

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On My Own

And now I'm all alone again,
Nowhere to turn, no one to go to.
Without a home, without a friend,
Without a face to say hello to.
And now the night is near,
Now I can make believe he's here.
Sometimes I walk alone at night
When everybody else is sleeping.
I think of him, and then I'm happy
With the company I'm keeping.
The city goes to bed,
And I can live inside my head.

On my own,
Pretending he's beside me.
All alone,I walk with him till morning.
Without him,I feel his arms around me,
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me.

In the rain,
The pavement shines like silver.
All the lights
Are misty in the river.
In the darkness,
The trees are full of starlight,
And all I see is him and me for ever and forever.

And I know
It's only in my mind,
That I'm talking to myself
And not to him.
And although I know that he is blind,
Still I say,
There's a way for us.

I love him,
But when the night is over,
He is gone,
The river's just a river.
Without him,
The world around me changes.
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers.

I love him,
But every day I'm learning,
All my life,
I've only been pretending!
Without me,
His world will go on turning,
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known!

I love him...
I love him...
I love him...
But only on my own...

ang ganda!!!

sinend sa akin ng friend ko!

gusto ko lang ishare sa inyong lahat...

ang ganda eh!

la lang. =)

masaya ang mabuhay

kahit na super bad news na nawala yung aso namin...

ang saya pa rin ng buhay kasi bagong pintura na ang room ko!
favorite color ko pa! *grin*

at kahit super dami ng requirements...
nagpapasalamat pa rin ako kasi maraming chocolate sa ref!
Thanks anapat!

at kahit papalpak pa ata kmi sa STR...
okay lang kasi may awit pa rin na namumutawi sa labi ko!
Love you Lord!

*sniff*

wah!

ninakaw yung aso namin!!!
langya naman...
12 years old na yun eh...
parang kuya ko na rin...

Wah!!!
di ako sanay nang walang aso sa bahay...

*sniff*

Tagpi!!!
where art thou!