Wednesday, September 28, 2005
i'm spending my spare time at the i-nook. it's exactly 11am. i've just taken my so-called "lunch." the next class would be comsk2x-lab.. err.. i don't like it that much.. essence of techical writing and all. but anyways, it's just once a week.. we would be having a practical test in management logistics later. 2 minutes per student.. board work. everyone's in a panic.. but i'm trying to keep myself calm. i love manalog.. and i'm enjoying it. *cheers* i hope this attitude would last 'til the end of the term. ooohh.. i guess it's time. 'til next post.. =P
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Saturday, September 24, 2005
do you ever wonder why i chose "retrospect" as my theme? oh well.. base it on my posts, it's quite obvious. *grins*
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rewind rewind.. it's september 17, 2005
i woke up at around 9am.. opened the pc and played bounce-out while soundtripping. it's one of my closest friend's birthday.. derick. i was informed about the celebration to be held at jack's loft, eastwood. at around 12pm, i fixed myself to face my day's schedule. it's quite impossible for me to attend.. it would start at about 8:30pm.. i have no transpo.. no one to go out with.. my friend/former classmate, jeff, is supposed to come with me, but unfortunately, there are some problems that occurred on that day. so there, i was somehow hopeless.. i called my friends jen and dianne and planned on how i would be able to meet with them, but still, it seemed to be hopeless. with that, i decided not to attend. i went upstairs, quite pissed off on what's happening.. i watched the uaap cheering competition instead. it was about 4pm when dianne texted me. she's asking me to come.. insisting. i felt somehow guilty.. this night would only be happenning for once.. it's my friend's special day and i'm not coming. oh.. i was so guilty. after those texts with dianne, i texted derick about it.. then he called me on mobile. *i was brushing my teeth when he called me.. haha* guilt strucked me more with the sound of his kinda-sad voice after i told him that i won't come. and so.. dianne looked for ways in order for me to attend. after the "i'm coming.. i'm not.. i'm coming.. i'm not," i had my final decision.. i'm coming! *woohoo* it was almost 6pm at that time.. it's dark and cold outside. this is the plan.. i'm going to mcdo katipunan to meet with dianne and jen (from greenhills).. after we meet, we'll go straight to eastwood. when i finally got to tandang sora (alone, take note), dianne texted me that they won't meet me up at mcdo.. their taxi fare would increase if they do. i was like.. "what?! how will i get in there?! omg!" and so i went to kfc and texted derick about it and asked him how to get to the venue.. duh.. commute by myself at around 7pm and i'm not familiar with the place! *oh mehm* then he called me back.. he told me that he's in fernwood, he'll go to eastwood at around 8:30 or 9pm. what?! it's still 7pm that time.. i'm not patient in waiting. so i decided to ride the taxi.. the very thing that i'm not allowed to do alone. while i was inside the taxi, i texted them.. i cried for a minute.. i can't believe i'm doing this. derick texted me and told me how he appreciated my efforts in coming.. *dude, you owe me one! argh! j/k!* well, i did this because i also want to see my former classmates.. i miss them soooo much. anyways, when i got to eastwood, i went straight to mcdo to meet with jen and dianne.. my conscience, haha! i was relieved.. i'm still alive. haah! exaggerating. anyways, my other former classmates came after some minutes.. alessandro, jorelle, ted, enrico and his sister erica, charles, carlson, and jac came. after, we went to jack's loft and reserved a place for our group.. charm, huse, and claudine came. while waiting for derick to arrive, jac, jen, dianne, and i (JJDI) roamed around and looked for a gift. we made up our minds upon giving him something funny but useful.. so went went to ABU and looked for a perfect gift.. a boxer shorts! it was jac's idea.. =) we opened the cabinet, and there, we looked for a perfect design.. tah-ran! we saw a "zoo" design.. very perfect for derick. haha! j/k, man. it's almost 9pm when the celebrant came.. late! j/k! as he came, he also greeted me a happy birthday.. then handed me a gift. haha! he asked me to open it.. oh fine.. it was a gypsy style bracelet.. it looks very extraordinary and weird.. i am for those stuffs, you know. very beautiful according to him.. uh-huh fine. thanks! but yeah, it was.. well, everyone's having fun.. we talked and talked and talked and ate and ate and laughed and laughed and laughed the whole night. everyone missed each other so much.. we shared our experiences in college. how we wish we were all in the same university.. =( but this is reality.. anyways.. after an hour, sunshine and christopher came. then.. it was 11pm when my dad texted me and told that he's now waiting in mcdo philcoa. omg! we were still waiting for lauren to arrive and we were still in the midst of good time. after some time, JJDI went to cheescakes etc and bought a cake for derick.. he's looking for a cake, according to jen.. we bought a round cake.. mooncake size.. chocolate.. and we placed a little blue candle to add a glow. *winkwink* btw, it's part of my gift.. =) while we were on our way back to j-loft, i heard someone calling me. it was kristin, my blockmate.. she told me that my other blockmates were also there (her barkada). so JJDI went to meet my other blockmates.. mara, neri, etc.. (accoring to neri, i was wearing a tarzan outfit that night. haah! it's an asymetrical top.. =P) anyway, we went back to the place and gave the cake. *akalain nyo bang nag-reklamo pa kase daw ang liit! hehe) but i guess he was somehow happy with it.. at least there's a cake, man.. jac and charm went home earlier.. then lauren came at around quarter to 12.. after a while, we decided to go home.. btw, i saw pat, my churchmate at the same place.. co-incidence.. so, when we went out, we took some pictures for memorabilia of that wonderful evening with my folks. after a while.. the time strikes 12am.. september 18, 2005. they started greeting me a happy birthday. aaaaawww.. i was indeed happy to be with them for the first minutes of my special day. =) as we went to the parking, i saw martin and paolo.. my blockmate and his friend. we've also seen some graceans hanging around.. anyways, when we got to the parking, we took some pictures and pictures and pictures. then.. homebound.
as i went home, a big smile wraps my whole spirit.. i missed them sooo much. i wish that my time with them would last longer.. or even forever. it was a nice start for my birthday. and indeed, they really made me happy. =) happy birthday, rach..
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Thursday, September 01, 2005
yesterday, i have seen the outcome of my first sem efforts. i was somehow glad to see that i was able to make good grades on some subjects.. but still, a feeling of regret punches me upon knowing that only a grade of 0.1 was lacking for me to be qualified as a Dean's Lister. waahhh..
well then, here are the fruits of my efforts for the past term: (4-highest..0-lowest)
ORDEV-A (orientation and development) : passed
INSOCIO (sociology) : 2.5 --> uhm.. for some reasons..
HISTORY: 3.0 --> we're exempted for the finals because of our project. yeah!
NATSC11 (environmental chemistry) : 2.5 --> we're all wondering.. our group got two 4's on our PBL for the midterm & finals.. but look.. oh well
BIBSTUD (bible study) : 4.0
COMSK1x (communications skills) : 2.5 --> my grade was pulled down by my lab subject
FILIP11 (filipino) : 2.5 --> *whew* i thought i'd flunk this.. thank God, i've passed
PEONEPF (physical fitness) : 3.5 --> i should've gotten a 4 if i didn't have any
absences, according to my prof.. i have one. =(
so there.. it's not that satisfying as you would see. i'll just have to make it better on the second sem. don't you think? but thank God, i'm still a scholar (95%)! waha! i didn't got a grade lower than 2.0. =P
the first sem of my first year in college has been a challenging one. adjustments in academics and in terms of the new culture of college life were faced. new friends have been found.. experiences were dealt with which made me stronger and confident.. obstacles were surpassed which measured my potentials and credibility. lastly, my faith was tested and indeed, i have grown more with it.
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