Mga katanungan

Due to the increasing electricity bill, my parents have officially declared 10.00 pm to be lights-off. Poo. I understand why perfectly... just sucks. So much for those late-night chats.

I hate the Scholastic Book Fair. May mas goody-goody pa ba?! Rrrr... That Clifford dog is so gay. Barney's still gayer though.



Bakit hindi orig ang mga Pinoy?

Bakit ba tayo brainwashed para maisip na ang mga Amerikano at Europeano ang pinakamatinong tao sa balat ng lupa?

Bakit ang "an" hindi nilalagay sa mga salitang may long "u" sound, gaya ng "usurer, user, username at etc..."?

Ano nga ba ang sinasabi ng computer kong "cookies"?

Bakit ba palagay ko andami-dami kong ginagawa pero parang wala naman?

Bakit ba leche ang default font ko sa YM?

Bakit ba ang baba ng grado na binibigay ni Ms. Eve?!?

Bakit ang sarap niyang tirisin at pirapirasuhin, tapos lutuin sa kawali at ipakain sa langgam? HA?

Bakit ang ibang tao, hindi alam kung nasaan ang linya na naghahati sa pagiging matulungin, at pagiging usisera?

Bakit ba ganito ang Pinas?

Bakit ba nagkakaganito ang mga bagay?

Bakit ang kulit niya?!?

*pfft*

*Ms. Molave's voice* "Ano ang reaksyon sa binasa?"

Exactly!

Which Member of the Endless Are You?

I'm Death! COOL! O_o *dances around* Had some inkling it was going to be her. Eheh, I just lurve her so much. *glomps*

Oooh...

People see intelligence in your eyes. You probably
enjoy reading a good book and are pretty good
at outsmarting people. You like finding the
meaning behind things and you know how to hold
an intellectual conversation. The downside of
this is that people can mistake you for a nerd
or people who aren't as smart as you will get
angry and try to bring you down. Don't let
them, though! You should prize your
intelligence and not worry about what those
people think. Btw...can you help me with my
homework?


What can people see in your eyes?(great ANIME pics)((IMPROVED!!!))
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Seems pretty accurate.

We got our report cards yesterday. Gah. I MUST WORK HARDER! Nakakainis, parang wa-epek yung mga First Quarterly test grades ko.
There was some English and Math Aptitude results thing that came along with it. Predictably, I scored better in English. Overall, the two results were pretty good, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I was already doubting my intellect, and against doubt, I'm as powerless as anyone.

The monitor for the other pc got wonky and stuff. I'll be downloading YM later here (ugh, I dread it) for the online officer's meeting tomorrow, since there aren't any classes. Hi-tech, I know. About time too.

Kyla's now calling Puping as My Itty-Bitty Poopie-Woopie, or someting to that horrible effect. (Puping is my present seatmate, whose real name is Micaela. The nickname's some word in a dialect... dunno, never really got around to asking her...)

So ends my update. Must download now.

Open forum naaaaaa!

We had an officer's meeting at lunch to plan for the Class Encounter, which is already next week. Yay! I can't wait for the open forum. A lot of people are locking horns with one another, however silently, and I suppose it's better to solve this as a class under a stable and controlled environment, instead of letting it go out of control. Like getting a pimple squeezed by the dermatologist instead of you (HAHA, nice visual...).

I had a salad for lunch. BAD IDEA. Salad na nga lang, hindi pa ko pinatawad ng mga kaklase ko. Kapag maraming nakikitikim, walang natitira.

I forgot the written report for Bio. Dammit.

The script for the play is... currently... rocky. But I'm trying to smoothen it out. Ehehe, thanks to my great and enthusiastic groupmates for all being polite! YAY! (er, no sarcasm here.)

I skimmed through a book called "The Boy Called 'It'" while waiting for the car. Haha, jologs. And init kasi, nagpapalamig tuloy ako sa Library, kung saan may maraming electric fan. Pathetic, but anyway, to the book. It was so utterly sad. It was about a boy who was hated and beat up by his mom (who spun out of control and went monstrous). It gives me shudders to feel his fear... cause I've already felt that.
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I'm done with Batchi's avatars. Yay! Ate Don, just pick any of the two below. Sabi kasi ni Bianca na mas maganda kung isa lang yung ngipin, so I made another version. Take your pick. :)

Thought for the day: Must I always be polite? I hate it. You get cornered and stuff... It's not always a good thing...

DAMN SOCIETY AND YOUR STUCK-UP FORMALITIES!!!

Teehee

Hi Anj. ^__^ Tag ka naman o. That also goes for everyone else who goes here for the first time.

We held auditions today for the operetta. Ah, how satisfying it is to have power. Haha, andaming privileges e. I got to watch my classmates auditioning. Only the "judges"/casters (Melinda, Mia, Anj, Carla and me) were allowed, because many of them got too shy if someone else was watching.
Oooh... man that was fun. I wanted to burst out laughing, but with all due respect, I sucked in my cheeks and did my best to be "serious". I now know how Simon Cowell feels. And I can't blame him for laughing. The clumsiness of human nature is hilarious. That's why reality shows are such a hit.
Walang personalan toh a. You have to give them credit for actually taking a shot at this thing. (Kahit na si Sunshine tumakbo nung masyado nang naging dramatic si Melinda, haha).

I'm excited to be working with my "script team", haha. Go Anj! Go Mia! Go me! Haha. I hope the others get well soon... at least soon enough that they can actually take part in doing the thing.

Stuff brewing in the backburner:

-Anj is planning a soiree for next week with Ateneo's 3-A. Interesting. Our FIRST ever soiree.
-Must start on IP. Grabe, tinatamad akoooooooo...
-I want to watch a play by Dulaan Sibol. It's going to be on this coming Friday and Saturday, 6:30pm. Anybody wanna come with me? Must ask permission first though...
-Must do Batchi and Ate Don's avatars...

Got a sore throat at the moment. I think I'm developing a cough.

Hassle.

Stupidity (eargh!)

And just when I thought my blog was safe and secluded... not that I'm not welcoming readers from my class (hi Paola! ^^), I just don't want them to see sensitive material. Gash that's gonna be scary. I'm actually contemplating on deleting my previous post *flinch*, if I'm not too lazy to do that.

It's the first time I realized how Vladimir Nabokov fitted into Pale Fire. I mean, that's the name written in front of the book, but I had no idea he was actually the AUTHOR of the whole thing, which makes John Shade, the poem, Kinbote and all the others, actually his fictional characters. Excellent, excellent. Very convincing of him. It's the first time I encountered a book like that-- I can't exactly describe it, but excellent all the same. I still wish that I can find an online copy of Shade's poem. I like it so much that I'm tempted to type it here. Oh well.

Sad. Just sad.

I saw him a while ago.

It suddenly hits me. So that's why I liked him in the first place... I'm just feeling sad though, for reasons I can't say. But that's that. I can't complain.

Just live.

Blind as a bat and bored as anything.

I cannot believe this. I'm--actually--bored. And not just any kind of boredom. It's the restless kind, not the lazy kind (which happens more often). This sucks. In the span of four hours, I became an avatar's hairdresser, the creator of a crazy sketch which I call The Scary-Lookin Big-Eyed Bug-Eyed Barbie, a short-tempered sibling and a hungry kid. Gawd this is sad. I don't even want to read the book I borrowed from the library, which is Pale Fire. I just love the 999-line poem (seriously), in four cantos by John Shade, but I hate the commentary by his "friend", Dr. Kinbote. It's a long one, explaining each line of that 999-line poem, or relating some experience of his with Mr. Shade. The only thing that gets to me is that it sounds like as if he's focusing on himself instead of Mr. Shade or the poem. For example, Kinbote says something about offering a ride to Shade. He goes something roughly like this: "I saw John... and offered him a ride in my powerful Kramler..." No need to boast about the car. Or at one point he says: "The thick venom of envy began squirting at me as soon as academic suburbia realized that John Shade valued my society above that of all other people..." Sure, sure. It gets to be all about him. It's as if he uses the book to write about himself. Eargh. Do some honor to Shade's memory, will ya?!

AAAAARGH!!!!

Mainit ang panahon. Leche.

Mainit ang ulo ko.

I really want to kick something. RAWR!!!! Boiling mad and seething right now.

Crap.

My feet are killing me!

We went shopping a while ago in Robinsons. It was fun to some point, but I'm not much of a shopper. When my feet start yapping, I listen. And so I got really cranky due to all the discomforts a while ago. Sobra. So that's what they call "mood swings".

Bianca and I got the clothes we liked and headed to a more secluded fitting room, in the hope that the line would be shorter. Only two people were there, and they knew each other. So most probably they could fit their clothes in one go. Yay! So we patiently waited for our turn. Eto na ang magaling: the two people actually took turns in using the fitting room. One would stay in the fitting room, while the other one got more clothes, and then they'd switch. Imagine that! Shitters, ang bastos. We were disregarded. They took over the whole thing. And to think they were older. Kaya ganito ang Pinas e!!! Everybody's too selfish to care! I may be admittedly selfish, but at least I give respect when it's due! Langya, wala na ngang future ung kabataan, hindi pa matino yung matatanda!

Hrmph.


Oh yeah, I saw Daniela and Joanne there. As well as Melinda and Ja! Haha, huggies!!! Mukha kaming sira tatlo. It was like... a run, then group hug and then "peekture!!!" sabay pose, tutok ung camera sa harap at click! Peekture. Hahaha. I introduced them to Mom and then after a few more moments of talking, we all said "See ya!" and parted ways. Made the day a WHOLE lot better.

Anyway, we had to go to Santa Lucia because Mom and Dad were going to buy a phone for a customer. They seem to do that a lot these days. There were a ton of people there. Gash, Santa Lucia gives me the creeps. It's so... open. And old. And unexpected. Kinda mysterious and stuff. I don't like it.

I went to the instrument stores there for a metronome. ALL of the stores we went to didn't have one. Nucking futters. So I bought Angel's birthday gift instead. I wanted it to be Urban Gulaman, Radioactive Sago Project's album, but Odyssey (Robinsons) didn't have it (I asked the saleslady; Sabi niya wala pa raw album yung RSP. Tsk. Kulang sa update.) I bought Angel a Spoof shirt. Picking it was fun! Though for the most part I was too grumpy to think clearly. I really hope she likes it.

Here's an avatar for Kuya Luis:



Requests are welcome. I don't mind. Just give me details as to how you want it.

Today

We started on Softball today in PE. I never knew how fun it is. I think I'm a pretty decent catcher, though the only downside to that is I accidentally caught one ball with my ungloved right hand (I'm right-handed in sports). My bones felt the shock of impact and it was too painful to even scream about it. You could see me going around in circles, shaking my right hand wildly, my eyes wide with surprise and shock, mouth hanging open but silent. The result was a very unhappy bruise on the base of my thumb. Just a small one though. But it really hurts when I'm not careful.

Ms. Mancilla explained our class project for the book week, which is an operetta. They made me Head Scriptwriter, which is okay.

AFS officer's meeting during lunch. We talked (or rather, THEY) about a bunch of stuff, but I was late for about 5 minutes so I really couldn't get the gist of the whole thing. The proposal for the Jackets was also presented. I asked about the logo. Ate Marita liked mine, so that's good. Though I don't really know if it's really going to be the final thing.
Pretty excited about all of it.

And oh yeah, the reason why I was late was because I still had to change back into my uniform because of the costume parade for Florante at Laura. Unfortunately, a blood stain appeared on my skirt (well whoopeedee...) even BEFORE the parade started. Thanks to Janine for the shawl, which I tied on my waist. Nakakainis. Lagi na lang ako tinatagusan! Anyway, so yun. Extreme discomfort.

At least walang pasok bukas. Yehey.

Haha, singit lang

I'm playing the Best of Rivermaya cd right now, and I just noticed the title translations next to the title itself. HAHAHAHA!!!

Nakalagay sa Kung Ayaw Mo, Huwag Mo: If You Don't Like, Don't Like.

Sa Kisapmata: Ilusion. Kulang pa ng 'L'.

Sa Elesi: Rotating Blades

Yung iba medyo acceptable pa e, pero benta talaga ung mga nasa taas. HAHA! Hindi ko lang alam kung automatic ung translation, but most likely. Hahaha.

I see crimson

It's that time of the month again when you get all bloody and irritated and so pained. As usual, there's that dull pain at the base of my spine, which feels as is a huge nail (think Passion of the Christ) is drilling into my bone. It gives regular bursts of pain, not even sparing me a crummy moment of peace.

Except for those painful moments, the day would've been fine. I got my Bio grade today, which means I've gotten nearly all my Quarterly Test results back (except for CLE, but nothing big about that). I am now taking this opportunity to brag, or else I'm going to burst.

English -100% (PerfecT!!! Matagal-tagal ko nang di nalasap toh!)
AP - 96%
Filipino - 95% (In furrness, hindi yan madalas)
Biology - 94% (Leche. I got careless twice. Kung hindi sana...)
Algeb - 90%
Stat/Business Math - 90% (Wala talaga akong future sa Math. I so suck at it.)
Health - 93% ( I think)

Yup, that's about it. Grabe, REDEMPTION!!! Pinaghirapan ko yan, kaya ganito na lang ako kasaya. Pati ako napapahanga sa sarili ko. HAHAHA, ok, tama na ang hangin. Hehe.

Oh yeah, we got our THE scrapbooks today. Got a 98%. Good, good. Well, not as if any of us got any grade below 90% anyway. But still good all the same.

Tenkyu Lord!!!

Sick of this

I really hate having groupmates. (Speaking of the devil! One just logged in right now...) Most of them have no initiative to do things whatsoever, and though they're easy to boss around, you can't rely on them to do their "extra" part to save you the time and effort it takes to brief them on what they're supposed to do! And then they sometimes don't want to obey you, but if you're gonna go alone, do it yourself and exclude them, they're gonna complain! Like what the?!? Tapos andami pang rason kung bakit hindi magawa ung pinapagawa!!!
I wish I could work alone dammit! It's better for me, instead wasting my time worrying if they did this or that. I love my section and all that but I've had too much experiences of how unreliable humans are. Which, I guess, is the point in being human in the first place. *sulks*

If it was up to me, I'd throw them out and let them crawl in the dust.

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I'm so glad my blog isn't public, kundi lagot ako. Just letting out steam here, just letting it out. Still want to punch something though. BAH!

Piyesta sa eskwela

Well, so it's Assumption Day today, which explains the Food Sale and the Mass and the Presentation. The day was alright, though I'm really tired right now. Feeling ko walang pasok bukas. Argh, ba't Friday pa?! Magagamit namin sana ung club meeting. Oh well. The day's events are chronicled below.

The morning was... bah. First of all, I lacked sleep. And then the white uniform takes a lot longer to put on than I expected. Took me a million years before I finally put the stockings on. By that time, my siblings were already downstairs eating and mom was bellowing my name for me to come down. "Why are you still up there?!"

Cause I'm just half-dressed, that's why. You'd send me back up anyway. I was scrambling madly for my things: red uniform, socks (important!), bag, donated-to-be notebook, etc etc. The untidiness of it all made my head ache, so yeah, I promised myself that I'll fix it later. So far... don't think I've done it yet. Nope, not yet indeed. Anyway, I managed to finish by the time my sisters were through with everything. I had to sacrifice breakfast, not that it bothered me, though. Mom made me bring along a sandwich as breakfast, but I forgot to eat it on the way. I just stored it in my lunch bag instead.

Mass was a little bit late, since the priest wasn't on time. We had some PNP as guests, for the Mass as well as for the presentation. I have no idea why PNP of all people, but they were behaved and I was fine with that, haha. [Ja and I were wondering about it. Ba't di sila matataba? Ba't wala silang donut? O coffee? Ede fake sila? O baka may terrorista sa AA? Hmmm... *cracks up*]

We started the Mass at around 8 or something and then ended at 9:40. They gave out the Excellent Educator awards right after. Congratulations to Ms Jenni (who was also Vida's past teacher) and Sir Beni, the first in our Hall of Fame! Didn't know we had one. Right after all the clapping and stuff, they made us sit down again for an "important" announcement. Sister Ana walks up the stage and goes "Alright, since it's Assumption Day today, every one of you will get..." (What? A lollipop?) "A piece of Assumption Tart each!"

Oh. I'd prefer the candy. And then she proceeded to tell us the History of the Assumption Tart. *Gasps* Oh wow! I never knew a tart could hold so much tradition and history. (I'm being sarcastic, if that's not obvious. )

I went with Zarah, Shei-shei and Rosalyn to the Food Sale. The free time, abundant food and spare money only leads to one thing: Pigging out. Which was exactly what the three of them wanted to do. Hahaha. So far, we were too picky to buy anything. Za and I bought a Tropicana Twister while we browsed around. Si Shei at Rosalyn, nakabili na ng french fries at ice cream. Nanlibre pa si Rosalyn ng iced tea. At sa sobrang wala kami mapili ni Zarah, hanggang Drink Out nalang kami. Nabusog tuloy ako sa liquids, haha, langkwenta. All in all, I spent only P30. Nawala na ung purpose ng Food Sale, kasi may baon din ako. Mwahahaha!

The discussion of Second Quarter's seat plan took up all the time and before I knew it, we had to line up for the PPO concert.

And I tell you, it was excellent! Superbly and finely excellent! I liked the Maestro. He was so interactive with the audience, lol. Besides the orchestra, a tenor and a soprano also performed. Interesting to see how they sing opera. I just couldn't understand, but it was interesting all the same. Muriel and this 3rd grade girl (Alexa, I think, whose grandmother was also playing in the PPO) also did a number together, with the string section accompanying them. Muriel! Idol!!! I listened to the both of them practicing in the Music Room and... it was so heavenly. Nakakainggit tuloy ung mga marunong. Haaay, I was sad to see the show end. I dunno. I always get sad when it's the end of any show, even if it's bad. Good-byes are sad things.

I spent the time teasing Richel while waiting for the car. Hahahaha, she was finishing her English project for The Ramayana. I took a look. The art was alright (it was done by her partner), but it definitely lacked the "Indian Authenticity" factor. I took the first page and showed it to Ate.

"What country do you think this is?"

She takes a look and says, "Africa." HAHAHAHAHA!!! I whipped the third page out and asked, "Do you think this is a Bible story?" She nods. Ahahahaha!!! Ate knew it was The Ramayana, but it still looked like it came from another country.

Grabe, nakakatawa talaga asarin si Richel. Anyway, I have to go call Kyla for the Filipino presentation tomorrow. Eagh.

Doodles

Jologs ng title pero wala na kong magagawa tungkol dyan.

Here are some things I did in the computer:

Pretty cute, this one. Teh heh, I drew it for the avatar in the log-in. The hair was tricky, so I had to forego that. It's a cute person thing, though not really female. Bianca wants one too, though I don't know if I'm going to give her the one below. Hm... parang hindi bagay. I'll make her another instead.

Just wanted to see how well I can manage drawing something less cartoony. It looks ok.

So far, my quickness in drawing on the pc surprises me. Haha, ganado.

You've seen this one already, most probably. I used this as my avatar for YM, which I'm downloading now. I miss it already.

I'm also thinking of changing my template for the blog, though I'm a bit hesistant cause I might mess it up with the links and all. Hassle. Nakakatamaaaaaad...

Oodles and oodles of fun

Hershey's Happiness contest!

Take a photo that captures the phrase "How does HERSHEY'S make you happy?" Photos will be based on the following criteria:

- Denotes Hershey's Happiness 35%
(Does the photo clearly show how Hershey's makes the people in the photo happy?)
-Emotional Impact 25%
(Does the photo bring about a tangible emotion from the viewer? Is it funny? Happy?)
-Creativity 25%
(Does the photographer show some creative thought or original idea in the making of this image?)
-Overall Composition 15%
(Are the objects in the photo arranged in a meaningful, pleasing manner or are they cluttered? Did the photographer use the best angle or otherwise interesting perspective?)

There will be 4 biweekly winners prior to the Grand Prize. Biweekly winners of the Contests will get their winning photos featured in major newspapers and magazines and they get to pick a Hershey's Happiness of their choice:

I. Chocolate Madness - Treat yourself and some of your friends to a chocolate buffet. After, reward yourself to a luxurious chocolate massage. To top it all off, comeh ome to a big box full of Hershey's chocolate.
II. Shopping Frenzy - Shop yourself silly with your choice of the following:

a. Fully Booked Book & Music Craze - P20,000 worth of the best movies, music and books.
b. Abenson Tech Craze - Be the envy of your friends and get a P20,000 Gift Certificate to buy the latest gadgets at Abenson.
c. Fashion Frenzy - Dress yourself any way you want with a P20,000 Gift Certificate at the store of your choice.
d. Toby's Sports Craze - Spend P20,000 at Toby's and get the latest sports equipment.

III. Cebu-Pacific Domestic Fun Tour Packages - Have a fantastic vacation around the city with some of your friends!
IV. Donate to your favorite charity - Get P10,000 cash and we'll donate P10,000 to your favorite charity.

Acceptance of entries starts on August 15, 2005. Cut-off of entries for each judging is 3 days before the date of each judging, 12 noon.
Sept 14 - 1st Contest (cut-off: Sept. 11)
Sept 28 - 2nd Contest (cut-off: Sept 25)
Oct 12 - 3rd Contest (cut-off:Oct 9)
Oct 26 - 4th Contest (cut-off: Oct 23)
You can send multiple entries but you may win only once in the biweekly draws. Non-winning entries are eligible for succeeding draws.

Winners of biweekly contests are eligible for the Grand Prize and the People's Choice Award.

(taken from Manila Bulletin)
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Ok. Pagod na ko mag-type. For more details, spare me and just try to look for this on the net.

I'm so itching to join! Haha, yup, I'm after the Fully Booked Book & Music Craze thing. P20,000 of books and music. Waaah. I absolutely have no skillz in this. Una dapat bumili ng Hershey bar, sunod dapat picturan. Tingin ko pa lang sa criteria, parang wala na talagang pag-asa. There could be a slim chance but I bet the odds are against me. Hay. Oh well. Maybe you can try, Ate Fay. You're luckier than I am at these things.

I also saw the PLDT mydsl ad, the one with Patricia Evangelista. Ah. So that's her. I didn't even know it was her until I saw the name below. Erm... she reminds me of a... well, something. But it wouldn't be polite to say.
Teehee. Sorry, no offense intended. I just have a tendency to criticize the strangers around me silently when I'm bored. Just random phrases in my head that go "Looks like a carabao, that one" or "Hm, reminds me of a goblin..." When I'm with my sisters, we usually end up gossiping about people just to pass the time. Haha, lalo na nung nasa Popeye's kami nun habang hinihintay si Dad. It's just interesting to watch people, heehee. *feigns innocence* I try to avoid it though, cause most likely it'll come back and bite me in the ass when I'm not looking.

There was also this photo of staggering cuteness: day-old babies, sleeping with earphones on, which were as large as their face. It was part of a music therapy thing in some country. Didn't bother reading the caption well enough to know the details. But they were so... ADORABLE. I wanted to go and huggle them to bits.

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*gasp* Just heard how Autumn Leaves is supposed to go. *faints* Ayoko na!!! Atras na ko, hmph! Ang hirap pala! O_o The future looks bleak...

Oh yeah, thanks to Ate Fay for the burned Rivermaya cd. ^^ Ngayon ko lang napakinggan nang matino. Thanks talaga!

Comfort and joy indeed

I am now sitting here, basking in the warmth and radiation of a computer that works... in my room. So yes, it's now working, and it now boasts of having Windows XP, which, I might say, looks rather pretty. As usual, Dad bought a pirated cd copy. And while I'm happy to savor these precious times of having a nice pc, I'm just waiting for the next flaw to come up.

Hm. That's grim.

Haha, sama. Oh well. Wala lang talaga kasi akong tiwala sa pirated cd stuff na computer related.

So anyway, our exams are finished, hallelujah! I can't say I did VERY well, though. I just hope I do good. The Filipino test was easy enough. The selection made me cringe though. It was about "Ang pagmamahal sa sariling wika" and all that blah. Ang galing. Tamang tama. Ah, the hypocrisy! I wanted to kick myself for lying in the test. Sorry, sorry, sorry. If it wasn't for grades, I'd go right out and say that I have as much knowledge of Tagalog as a dimly lit room. I'm just not good at it! And because of that, I can't say I LOVE it totally. True, there are just some things, some very Filipino things that I love, that you can't say with as much meaning in English. But English... it's universal. And I can understand it.

I'm still feeling pretty guilty. I'm so sorry Rizal. I bet you're cursing me now and calling me a smelly fish. *groans* I can't help it. I'm just so sorry.

So there. Exams.

Irritates me though to think that I'm performing at just an Above Average rate. That's not what it says in the records. Hmph.

Gash, I really am morphing into a narcissist. Disturbing thought.

The new student in our class is... blah. She wants to get kicked out, you can actually quote that from her. I know she doesn't want to be in Assumption. But she might as well try to live with it. I'm feeling rather resentful towards her actions. She's nice enough (though I can't really base that on my approximately no-conversation record with her), and they SAY she's smart, back in St. Scho (to hell with that school), and then they say she used to be an officer too. Unfortunately, I also heard that leakages were often there with regards to tests, and the officer thing was accomplished because she was popular. We're trying everything to make her feel comfortable, but the class's overall feeling is rather negative. They feel she's not giving us a chance. As for me, she can destroy her life, for all I care. Though if I were in charge, I'd plunk her grades down just right above the passing mark, put her in academic probation, and make her spend the rest of highschool striving for graduation, with no possibilities of getting kicked out, just repeating the same level over and over again. Mwahahaha. That's my sadist self talking. Hooray. I haven't seen that one for quite a while *hugs self*.

Hay. Basta. Napaka-what the hell. I'm itching to confront her and tell her directly, but in respect for my class, I'm going to wait until the Class Encounter.

I'm gonna watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tomorrow (Johnny Depp!) and then the Philippine Philharmonic on Monday. It makes me feel sad that I can't share that event with anybody else besides my sisters. Oh no, I forgot to invite Teacher! Aw. Too bad...

So that's it. Blog post done for the day. I'm loving the weather, so I'm off to enjoy it.

Toodles.

Boo-hoo

Projects! GAH! Somebody PLEASE keep me sane!!!

The week looks glum. Quarterly Tests are looming on the horizon. The only upside to this is I can chuck everything out the window once it's done. Argh, I'm torn between laziness and impatience. Just get it over and done with, over and done with, over and done with...

I was able to watch Neil Gaiman on Hanging Out on MTV. Wanted to glomp him. Hooray. He's so nice, though he looked as if he REALLY lacked sleep. Poor him.

Huwebes at Biyernes: ang mga pinakajologs-filled na araw ever. We got three newsletters last Thursday. One was called "Science Club" (Ooooh, the Science Club *insert dorky smile here* Haha, hi Za!). And then after that, we got this thing called "TG & Y: The Gospel and You" Oh wow! Whooohoo! Yes, we're such enthusiastic people, I know. (Hear my sarcasm...) And just when we thought it couldn't get worse, there was a SECOND issue of the thing! Eeep.
The next day we watched Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen for THE. Eto na ata ang pinaka-corny, pinaka-jologs, pinaka-mababaw at pinaka- walang sense na movie na napanood ko sa aking buong buhay.

For Debate, we went over the powerpoint of the seminar, but this time more slowly. It was pretty long, and by the middle, I wasn't up for much more. We were allowed a break, which was spent telling bits of ghost stories. Napakagaling. >.< Andun pa naman kami sa AVR na madilim. They were telling us about this spirit that was so attached to the school, it pretends to be one of the students. And they say it occupies the AVR area (where we were!) and the Fourth Year classrooms, which were near each other. Anyway, we went on with the review before we got carried away with the ghost stories. And that was when it happened.
I could see our moderator counting us silently, frowning, and then counting again. She whispered something to our Assistant Overhead (who was beside her), and then they both began to count. At that point we could take it no longer. We had to ask what was going on. And then she said "18 kayo kanina a..." Our Assistant OH had to support it with "Onga e, ganun din pagkabilang ko..."

"Pero... ba't 17 na lang kayo?"

Dun dun dun.

Lessons, lessons and more lessons.

"The iniquity of the Shang is full; Heaven commands me to destroy it." - My favorite line, said by the Chou.
The workload is piling on. I have two projects pending, my Bio Lab book still to answer, the Quarterly tests next week, my AP book to read, my Algeb to catch up on and my Florante at Laura to agonize over.

I started gathering material for the Scrapbook last night, which was also some sort of cleaning spree. I uncovered a LOT of drawings, and mai gas...! I didn't know I was THAT bad at it. I still remember the thoughts running through my mind as I drew them. It never occurred to me to double check my proportions and stuff. I'm very meticulous about that.
Thank God I got better. Though most likely I'll be staring at my present drawings a year from now and wondering, What the hell?!...

As for the English project, I still have to work on that. It's a comic strip of a Chapter of the Ramayana, and unfortunately, it has to be done with a partner. I really dislike having partners. It hinders my creativity because of darned things called ETHICS and MANNERS. I'll be drawing the comics, while Justine does the text, I suppose. Partnering with Justine leaves me rather worried, since she's been cramming EVERYTHING lately. I don't want our project to be crammed. I don't want the efforts to go to waste.
Sigh.
I know it's unfair to compare her with her sister (I'm trying not to), but I wish she would learn from her. I mean, her sister being the SC president and all...
I'm just looking out for her. I suppose I'll have to talk to her soon if she doesn't remedy this.

I still haven't answered the questions on the potato experiment, as well as some from the bean experiment. I really don't know what to write there. The questions go like "Which setup had the most germinated seeds? Why do you think so?". Stuff like that. The hard part about it is, NONE of the seeds germinated. They just sort of... died and rotted. Horrible, I know. Who wants to go poking at icky beans looking for sprouts?!?
I had no choice but to be brutally honest. I put an asterisk above the page and wrote there "The seeds were re-checked after 1 week, not 48 hours, which might have caused the beans to die."
I wanted to add "If the other students answer otherwise, they're lying." But then again, MANNERS. Hay, hanggang wishful thinking nalang yan.

Life is really so complicated.

Anyway, pinapatulog na ko. I'll continue tomorrow.

Napakasinungaling talaga ng mga taong nagsabing pinakamadali ung second year. Huhuhu...

Hay buhay...

My eyes! My eyes!!! Aaaaargh!

Hmph.

Kung hindi lang talaga ako desperado, hindi ko na gagalawin tong computer na toh hanggang matino na. The graphics are so bad I can actually see the little (well, not so little anymore) granules of color. Feeling ko bumalik ako sa panahon ni kopong-kopong! I still remember those days... nung Dos pa yung mga computer.
And then there came Fatty Bear, and Reader Rabbit, and SSG, and TMT and that Prehistoric Game with the caveman.
Ah, yes. Medyo simple pa nun.

Now I absolutely want to sink my teeth into something and gnaw it to pieces out of irritation. Grargrar. My pc... my beloved pc... I feel like I lost something. It's not the same using this thing anymore. It's like you take away an old friend for repairs, get it brainwashed and then get it back stupider than ever.

Anyway, on to the day's activities.

Our second test for Bio is done. Yay! I think I did pretty well. Hopefully it'll be high.

Bianca has finally learned how to study on her own. Cheers on that! I'm very proud of her (but don't tell her!), plus she can cope with her Algebra. It's nice to teach her at times, though it surprises me. I seem to be better at teaching stuff rather than doing it myself.

We discussed "Respect" in Homeroom. Ms. Molave put the letters separately on the board, then asked us to put in whatever we feel that's related to it. The output was so interestingly funny that I copied it down. Here it is:

R -
rotary club, reverence, responding
responsibility, reason

E -
El Shaddai (huh?), ebanghelyo, etiquette
elders, everything, elegance (whadda??),
ermats, erpats, entrance (labo)

S -
Sister, sensitivity, sorry,
silence, self, social

P -
people, patawad, pasensya, pari
polite, po, pardon me, perfect timing (0_o)
participation, physical

E -
excuse me, eye contact, example, emotional

C -
committment, compromise, condolence,
conversation, commandment, control, communication, care, concentrate, conscience, cooperation, consideration, carefulness

T -
trust, teacher, tactfulness (my input), thanks, tolerance, truest self/truth, inTelectual (T ba yan?), telephone (???)

Kulit talaga ng mga kaklase ko forever. Haha! Love you two five!

Shout out to Zarah, the Perky Teen Princess!!! Hahahaha...

We'll be doing our Chinese Fan Dance tomorrow.

Oh joy.

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Oh yeah, the full Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra is going to perform at the Assumpta Theater, Assumption Antipolo, on Augus 15. Tickets are at p200. The show for guests and parents is as 1:00 in the afternoon. First come first served.

Those interested, contact me before Friday.