Tomorrow, I take the exam. I pray. I (try to) relax. I mentally go over my notes. I hope for the best.
The day after that, I forget everything. So much for learning.
Tuesday, June 28
The Process of Learning
Today, I study. I read my notes. I open my book. I analyze scenarios. I use critical thinking. And sometimes, I cram.
Tomorrow, I take the exam. I pray. I (try to) relax. I mentally go over my notes. I hope for the best.
The day after that, I forget everything. So much for learning.
Tomorrow, I take the exam. I pray. I (try to) relax. I mentally go over my notes. I hope for the best.
The day after that, I forget everything. So much for learning.
4 comment(s)
Friday, June 17
Road Kill 
Had my first driving lesson today. 'Twas my first time to sit in the driver's seat, turn on the ignition, operate the clutch, and grasp a steering wheel. For a brief moment, I felt euphoric, which of course, turned to pure panic when my instructor told me to drive. He was sort of amused when I gave him a grief-stricken look. I guess he gets that from other newbie drivers as well. Anyway linakasan ko na lang ang loob ko, and boy, was I hilarious/scared/edgy or what! The first time I saw a vehicle approaching me from the other direction, I stopped in the middle of the road, thinking stupidly "Paunahin ko muna sya." The first time I maneuvered a turn, I almost hit a tree. And the first time I backed up, I think I almost killed a squirrel. Sheesh. And who said driving was easy?! Well I guess it is, once you've practiced enough. Haaay can't wait to feel confident enough to try driving in public roads and highways.
5 comment(s):
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At 12:59 PM,
Nikki commented...
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:) heheh.. better than almost falling into a ditch ;). I've been here for 5 years, pero takot pa rin ako! -- thus, no license! Good luck!
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At 7:01 PM,
loryces commented...
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naku 5 years ka na dito, takot ka pa rin?? pano na ko??? huhu. :'(
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At 9:18 PM,
sublime wanderer commented...
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hi laurice! hehehe...goodluck on your driving lessons. ako kakaaral ko pa ring magdrive last march.. kabado syempre sa umpisa pero in the end, naaaliw na ko kasi sarap magroad trip lalo na pag walang trafik!hehehe..ngayon, dinadala ko na yung sasakyan hanggang sa office namin pero im still guided by my dad. ;)
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At 6:34 AM,
Unknown commented...
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like i said, once you're used to it, it's gonna be instinct. lalo na for automatic vehicles. :)
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At 6:34 AM,
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just think of all the possibilities when you can drive! ;-)
Thursday, June 16
Fare Thee Well, Xena
“Where you go-- I’m at your side.”
And so it ends.
I have finally seen the last season of one of the most ambitious and amazing shows in television, Xena: Warrior Princess. It may not be a popular show among Filipinos and some may disagree that it's good, much less amazing. Nevertheless this show has been close to my heart ever since its first stint in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. I can still remember watching the first episode of Xena. I knew I was going to like it. XWP has appealed to me because of two things: 1) Greek mythology and 2) a female action hero in television. These were enough to get me hooked for the next 2 years. Well two, not six years (the entire time it was supposed to go on air), because ABC 5 decided to axe the show. But that didn't stop me from being a fan. I constantly read episode guides from Whoosh and spoiled myself until I can't take it. I scoured the web for pictures about the show. I even joined five mailing lists just to keep me updated. When I migrated here in the US, I finally got my chance to own and complete my Xena DVD collection. And last night, as I've said, I finally saw the last episode. It's gut-wrenching, tear-jerking, and heart-breaking. Sigh.
It has been quite a journey for me. It may have been bittersweet to see them part in the end but I am still happy that I was along for the ride. Hopefully, in the next two or three years, the powers that be will grant us Xenites a Xena movie. Battle on!
And so it ends.
I have finally seen the last season of one of the most ambitious and amazing shows in television, Xena: Warrior Princess. It may not be a popular show among Filipinos and some may disagree that it's good, much less amazing. Nevertheless this show has been close to my heart ever since its first stint in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. I can still remember watching the first episode of Xena. I knew I was going to like it. XWP has appealed to me because of two things: 1) Greek mythology and 2) a female action hero in television. These were enough to get me hooked for the next 2 years. Well two, not six years (the entire time it was supposed to go on air), because ABC 5 decided to axe the show. But that didn't stop me from being a fan. I constantly read episode guides from Whoosh and spoiled myself until I can't take it. I scoured the web for pictures about the show. I even joined five mailing lists just to keep me updated. When I migrated here in the US, I finally got my chance to own and complete my Xena DVD collection. And last night, as I've said, I finally saw the last episode. It's gut-wrenching, tear-jerking, and heart-breaking. Sigh. It has been quite a journey for me. It may have been bittersweet to see them part in the end but I am still happy that I was along for the ride. Hopefully, in the next two or three years, the powers that be will grant us Xenites a Xena movie. Battle on!
3 comment(s):
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At 4:03 AM,
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Xena! i love Xena!
must find DVD set here. :D
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At 11:04 AM,
loryces commented...
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oh goodie! you're the first person i know who likes xena! sorry at nagbigay ata ako ng spoiler. i didnt think anyone would be interested about the show. hehe
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At 1:13 AM,
commented...
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oh, that's okay, i don't mind. :) i didn't get to watch the later seasons anymore.
greenhills, here i come! find me that DVD set of Xena episodes! *sound of whip cracking*
-- rej
Tuesday, June 14
CNN ba 'Kamo?
When I opened my YM yesterday, an instant message window popped up. A friend forwarded a portion of a chat she had with one of her friends.
Gak! Can you believe that?!? Me! This site! CNN! Ano kaya naisip nila at na-feature pa site ko? It's not that attention-grabbing or attention-worthy. Aside from my Neil-related links, there's not much you can find in here... unless of course, they're featuring sites that should be avoided at all costs.
But still, it's CNN *insert Yahoo's soon-to-be-included-in-version-7 longing smiley*. Very surreal, to say the least.
BenC: oo nga pala. cnn held a forum on blogging. very prominently, nadisplay yung isang blog sa global voices. kay lau pala yun (says data).
Yani: OWS? i didn't know that!!!!
BenC: over the weekend lang natelevise.
Yani: i wonder if lau knows. she hasn't mentioned it
BenC: i think they'll replay it. u should try to catch it. very interesting discussions on blogging vs. journalism
BenC: baka nga hindi. tell her na lang.
Gak! Can you believe that?!? Me! This site! CNN! Ano kaya naisip nila at na-feature pa site ko? It's not that attention-grabbing or attention-worthy. Aside from my Neil-related links, there's not much you can find in here... unless of course, they're featuring sites that should be avoided at all costs.
But still, it's CNN *insert Yahoo's soon-to-be-included-in-version-7 longing smiley*. Very surreal, to say the least.
5 comment(s):
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At 11:29 PM,
Unknown commented...
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astig ka talaga! :)
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At 3:13 PM,
loryces commented...
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sus, nagustuhan lang siguro ng cnn yung caricature ko. cute daw kasi. nyahahahaha!
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At 10:46 PM,
Ina N commented...
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naks! iba na ang sikat, cnn pa, pang worldwide talaga! :)
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At 11:57 PM,
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wow, astig! cnn! you're world-famous now!
-- rej -
At 4:27 PM,
lifecafe commented...
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woah. that's wild!
Monday, June 13
Yan ang Pinay!
Yan ang Pinay! (or YaP!) is a movement of noble bloggers who hopes to improve the deplorable situation of Filipinas in the Internet. According to the website, when you type "Filipina" on a search engine, more often than not, you'll get a list of websites that have something to do with mail-to-order brides and adult entertainment sites. From Google and Yahoo to MSN and Lycos, even Yehey and Pugad, the listings yielded results that have something to do with dating services. Tsk, tsk. This is so not good especially if you're a Filipina. Yes, there are some who work in said fields but, as a whole, we are so much more than that. So how can we help? How can you, as a Filipina, help in fighting for this cause? Quite simple really: just blog it! The idea is to blog/post entries about the many attributes of a Filipina. Sooner or later, search engines are bound to pick up these articles, therefore educating the world that we're not all desperate brides. Of course, links to dating services and adult entertainment sites will still be up but at least, we've redirected some of the attention to the other facets of Filipinas.
For more information, click here and visit Fabulous Filipinas and New Filipina.
EDIT: My sidebar has gotten longer (hehe) because I added a few Filipina-related links (links c/o missyosigirl). Please visit them!
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At 9:50 PM,
bibeduck commented...
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Napakagandang idea. Pinay Power! P.S. I love the logo. Ang cute! :D
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At 5:06 AM,
Data Tolentino-Canlas commented...
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astig nito, lau! i posted na rin! :)
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At 7:43 AM,
loryces commented...
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good idea eh? :D sige blog, blog, BLOG about it! ;)
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At 7:46 AM,
missyosigirl commented...
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hi loryces :) the more the merrier woohoo!!!
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At 9:32 PM,
Drakulita commented...
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thanks for the support!
Sunday, June 12
I forgive you, Filipino *
In my desire to clinically understand my own people, I'm afraid I sometimes have ended up doing some wrong diagnoses. It's a damaged culture, some say, and I find myself making a tentative concurrence (nodding in agreement like a jerk). We have a heritage of smallness, some say, and I give in to providing even more evidence. One of the things I somewhat regret having written in the past is this, where I argued that a large part of being Filipino is a kind of fatalism that can be either good or bad, depending on who's looking. I am not sure whether that point was clear, but the editor seemed to like what I said.
I've been arguing for and against the Filipino since then, like it's my own preternatural right. I'm no sociologist, but, armed with relative youth, I've been brash enough to lay claim to the armchair variety. There was a time I explained the Filipino to be a paradox, a kind of euphemistic way of saying how weird we are as a people.
There was also a time when I noted that Filipinos are neither damaged nor demented, neither damned nor disgraced, but are, in fact, proud and secure; they will ape whoever/whatever they want to ape and reject whoever/whatever they want to reject. Instead of being guilty of colonial mentality, Filipinos are in fact just being cosmopolitan and non-xenophobic; Filipinos are just being open-minded. Look at other people and compare the glaring difference. In the sin of ethnocentrism, we're certainly not the worst.
Today, in our people's __th anniversary, I hereby make this, uh, momentous speech of forgiveness because I'm afraid I have misunderstood my people. I forgot that my people are a young nation comprised of different warring tribes. I forgot that they have been (mis)treated as subjects by colonialists and supremacists, all seemingly ambitious and supercilious and presumptuous and greedy for power and mammon, although that was the name of game in all of parts of the world at the time.
I forgot that my people have been historically victimized and oppressed. I forgot that they have been wronged, and too unjustly so. It has occurred to me lately that they still haven't recovered from all that trauma. I forgot that they are still facing a lot of stupid injustices until now, even until now when constitutionalism is supposed to have been reinstalled, but democratic principles remain at best theoretical, even until now when corrupt politicians continue to betray our trust when we have given our due by doing what we are supposed to do in our own little respective capacities in the honest and best way we can.
Filipino, for all your perceived faults and failures, I forgive you. I am still proud that you've never been so ambitious to the point of being blind to your own arrogance. I am still proud that you've never been imperialistic to the point of being so inhumanely murderous. I am still proud that you've never been so envious as to gas an entire people to extinction. I am still proud that you are secure enough not to care about being tagged a copycat. I am still proud of you of so many things I can easily lose count.
I love you and I am proud of you, my little, humble, and gentle, but brave and gallant people. No one deserves to inherit the earth and its bounty better than you do.
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*Reposted with permission from Resty
*Happy Independence Day, Filipinos!
I've been arguing for and against the Filipino since then, like it's my own preternatural right. I'm no sociologist, but, armed with relative youth, I've been brash enough to lay claim to the armchair variety. There was a time I explained the Filipino to be a paradox, a kind of euphemistic way of saying how weird we are as a people.
There was also a time when I noted that Filipinos are neither damaged nor demented, neither damned nor disgraced, but are, in fact, proud and secure; they will ape whoever/whatever they want to ape and reject whoever/whatever they want to reject. Instead of being guilty of colonial mentality, Filipinos are in fact just being cosmopolitan and non-xenophobic; Filipinos are just being open-minded. Look at other people and compare the glaring difference. In the sin of ethnocentrism, we're certainly not the worst.
Today, in our people's __th anniversary, I hereby make this, uh, momentous speech of forgiveness because I'm afraid I have misunderstood my people. I forgot that my people are a young nation comprised of different warring tribes. I forgot that they have been (mis)treated as subjects by colonialists and supremacists, all seemingly ambitious and supercilious and presumptuous and greedy for power and mammon, although that was the name of game in all of parts of the world at the time.
I forgot that my people have been historically victimized and oppressed. I forgot that they have been wronged, and too unjustly so. It has occurred to me lately that they still haven't recovered from all that trauma. I forgot that they are still facing a lot of stupid injustices until now, even until now when constitutionalism is supposed to have been reinstalled, but democratic principles remain at best theoretical, even until now when corrupt politicians continue to betray our trust when we have given our due by doing what we are supposed to do in our own little respective capacities in the honest and best way we can.
Filipino, for all your perceived faults and failures, I forgive you. I am still proud that you've never been so ambitious to the point of being blind to your own arrogance. I am still proud that you've never been imperialistic to the point of being so inhumanely murderous. I am still proud that you've never been so envious as to gas an entire people to extinction. I am still proud that you are secure enough not to care about being tagged a copycat. I am still proud of you of so many things I can easily lose count.
I love you and I am proud of you, my little, humble, and gentle, but brave and gallant people. No one deserves to inherit the earth and its bounty better than you do.
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*Reposted with permission from Resty
*Happy Independence Day, Filipinos!
Saturday, June 11
Gotta love it
Things I must accomplish today:
1. Compose and post my assignment in my English online class
2. Complete two study guides for renal failure and seizures
3. Create a study plan for my NUR 151
4. Study for a quiz on Medsurg
5. Prepare for NCLEX
What I've actually accomplished today:
1. Post this entry
2. Surf the web and check email
3. Post in different forums
4. Search and bid in Ebay
5. Watch behind the scenes footages in CSI
Procrastination... Gotta love it...
1. Compose and post my assignment in my English online class
2. Complete two study guides for renal failure and seizures
3. Create a study plan for my NUR 151
4. Study for a quiz on Medsurg
5. Prepare for NCLEX
What I've actually accomplished today:
1. Post this entry
2. Surf the web and check email
3. Post in different forums
4. Search and bid in Ebay
5. Watch behind the scenes footages in CSI
Procrastination... Gotta love it...
Thursday, June 9
Schedule for the Neil Gaiman Event in Manila
The Fullybooked mailing list finally released the schedule for the Neil Gaiman event:
JULY 9, Saturday:
- Doors to "The Gathering" at the Rockwell Tent will open at 3:00pm
JULY 10, Sunday:
- A Reading and Book Signing at Fully Booked Promenade Greenhills
(opening July 8, 2005) will start at 2:00pm
JULY 11, Monday:
- A Press Conference (by invitation) and the British Council Writers
Forum at the Music Musuem will be from 1:30-3:00pm
- A Reading and Book Signing at Fully Booked Gateway Mall will start
at 4:30pm
- Winners Dinner (Raffle and Art Competition winners) at 7:00pm
Other details to follow.
EDIT: I emailed this news to Neil and he posted it in his website. Stupid me, I forgot to include my name. I've been sending him lots of emails over the past years, with my name included of course. But when it mattered, when he finally noticed my email, I forgot to include my name! Anyway, it doesn't matter. I just tend to get hang up on things that don't matter. I'm such a dork. (Yeah right, who am I trying to kid? That's Neil for pity's sake!)
JULY 9, Saturday:
- Doors to "The Gathering" at the Rockwell Tent will open at 3:00pm
JULY 10, Sunday:
- A Reading and Book Signing at Fully Booked Promenade Greenhills
(opening July 8, 2005) will start at 2:00pm
JULY 11, Monday:
- A Press Conference (by invitation) and the British Council Writers
Forum at the Music Musuem will be from 1:30-3:00pm
- A Reading and Book Signing at Fully Booked Gateway Mall will start
at 4:30pm
- Winners Dinner (Raffle and Art Competition winners) at 7:00pm
Other details to follow.
EDIT: I emailed this news to Neil and he posted it in his website. Stupid me, I forgot to include my name. I've been sending him lots of emails over the past years, with my name included of course. But when it mattered, when he finally noticed my email, I forgot to include my name! Anyway, it doesn't matter. I just tend to get hang up on things that don't matter. I'm such a dork. (Yeah right, who am I trying to kid? That's Neil for pity's sake!)
4 comment(s):
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At 12:28 AM,
Dr. Emer commented...
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No, you are not a dork. Don't say that. Just write him another letter with your name in it, and maybe he'll feature it again. ;)
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At 11:11 AM,
batjay commented...
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di bale loryces, alam naman namin na sa iyon galing ang sulat.
thank you very much for sending neils singapore schedule i will try to make it at both the kinukoniya and borders events and i'll make sure i get a photo and a signed book.
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At 11:12 AM,
batjay commented...
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or maybe even signed bookS with a capital S. hehehehe.
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At 7:04 PM,
Unknown commented...
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hehe. ok lang yan. u can try emailing him again. then when i let him sign your sandman, i can tell him that it's for laurice, the one who emailed u the philippine schedule but forgot to write her name on it. hehe.
Wednesday, June 8
The Need to Get Away
"To dream of killing someone, for whatever reason, means you are in for an emotionally stressful period..." - from a horoscope site
I need to get away from this house. I can't stand my cousin any longer. I fear that, if I'm not out of here by the end of this month, I'll hit her. (Actually I was both hoping and fearing for that day.) And I'm this close to my endpoint. Masasapak ko na talaga sya sobra!
I need to get away from this house. I'm bored out of my mind. There are still a lot of things and places I haven't seen here, I know, but somehow, I need a change of scenery. Or I guess just a change of people I interact with everyday (ie my cousin).
I need to get away from this house lest I kill someone (you know who).
I need to get away from this house. I can't stand my cousin any longer. I fear that, if I'm not out of here by the end of this month, I'll hit her. (Actually I was both hoping and fearing for that day.) And I'm this close to my endpoint. Masasapak ko na talaga sya sobra!
I need to get away from this house. I'm bored out of my mind. There are still a lot of things and places I haven't seen here, I know, but somehow, I need a change of scenery. Or I guess just a change of people I interact with everyday (ie my cousin).
I need to get away from this house lest I kill someone (you know who).
2 comment(s):
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At 10:52 PM,
Dr. Emer commented...
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Cool ka lamang, hija. Dyan summer na, baka kaya nakadagdag sa init ng ulo mo. Dito naman sa atin, tag-ulan, bagyo, baha, at guess what? me controversy na naman kay GMA.
When you think of killing someone, you are already breaking one of God's commandments. It isn't easy I know, pero cool ka lang. Relax. Get out. Sleep more. Read a book. Kung malapit lang ako, yayain kitang mag-ice cream. :) -
At 11:35 PM,
Unknown commented...
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easy lang... better take a break... sana andito ka na lang. anyways, kung di lang masama pumatay marami na rin siguro akong napatay, lalo na pag may rush of emotions (esp. anger). :)
Tuesday, June 7
The Gaiman Event in Manila
The unsweetened, bitter truth: I'm envious of my friends in the Philippines. Especially now when preparations are in full swing for the long-awaited Neil Gaiman in Manila event. (This is probably the fourth time I badly wanted to be home.) The official mailing list for the event has posted mechanics about the planned drawing contest, the book signings, reading and Q&A portions, and a raffle *gasp*. I'm so jealous. If I were there, I'm sure I have a 1% chance of meeting Mr. Neil Gaiman since the population of pure Pinoy Gaiman-iacs is relatively smaller than the US-based fans. But with US signings, my chance is nil. I've never heard of a US signing complete with a raffle, a drawing contest, and a Q&A portion *sob*. More often than not, it's just the reading and/or Q&A and/or signing. No chance at all for poor ol' me to get to know my favorite living author. *sob*
Gosh it hurts not to be part of this. Pathetic as it may sounds but I'm a self-confessed Gaiman-iac and to miss out on all these is beyond punishment. This is pure torture. I think I might have to turn off my subscription on the ML *sob* seriously.
Gosh it hurts not to be part of this. Pathetic as it may sounds but I'm a self-confessed Gaiman-iac and to miss out on all these is beyond punishment. This is pure torture. I think I might have to turn off my subscription on the ML *sob* seriously.
3 comment(s):
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At 10:56 PM,
Dr. Emer commented...
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If I'm not busy, I'll try to get you some pics. Hindi para inggitin ka ha. Thanks for the link, I've already signed up. :)
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At 3:11 PM,
loryces commented...
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thanks manong! :D
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At 2:27 AM,
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Hi Laurice, long time no see. Just wanted to thank you for the link ... like Doc Emer, I've signed up na rin. My cousin and brother and I will try to get you some pics as well :-)
Tin
http://www.stannum.net/
Sunday, June 5
Procrastinating Packrat
What's worse than a packrat and a procrastinator? I say, it's a procrastinating packrat. And I've just come to realize I'm one prime example. A disaster, I tell you!
I've never realized how much stuff I have collected for just over two years. Not only my toys and collectibles, but my notes from my classes as well. As of this writing, I have four binders and ten folders of hand-outs for the different courses I have taken these past two years (and that's after I purged some of my notes yesterday). I also have three (very thick) envelopes laden with 'important' documents, from my admission papers to immigration papers to whatever stuff I'm now unable to recall. And under my bed, I know I've hidden at least three plastic bags containing my physical therapy books. Not to mention the piles of letters and bills that I know should be thrown away ('cept for personal letters of course) because most of them were dated two/three years ago. Sheesh. What's worse (and funny in a way) is finding a pile of scantrons among my notes. Honestly, I have no idea what I was thinking when I saved them from my previous Child Psych course (that my brother would use it? jeez I guess I can be pretty stupid sometimes).
My email accounts are also not spared of this annoying habit. My main email account has probably hundreds of emails I saved from God-knows-when-and-who. Finished ebay transactions, mailing lists subscriptions, monthly newsletters, and group digests are the main ones I tend to save over the years. I just don't understand why--I've finished reading them and yet there's a little voice inside of me that would hold back and not click on the 'delete' button. Years later, I still haven't found any use for them.
All this packrat business is made worse because of my other annoying habit: procrastination. I've had the itch (to clean and purge and delete) but since I'm the procrastinator extraordinaire, nothing is done by the end of the day (or the year, shall I say).
Fortunately my boss (sort of) taught me that purging once in a while is a very good thing especially for someone who thinks everything should be saved just in case they're needed (who the hell needs used scantrons???). She also told me that if I don't know the use/purpose of a certain object, throw it. That way, you won't have to think about what's it for. I'm kind of practicing this attitude because my room badly needs it.
I've never realized how much stuff I have collected for just over two years. Not only my toys and collectibles, but my notes from my classes as well. As of this writing, I have four binders and ten folders of hand-outs for the different courses I have taken these past two years (and that's after I purged some of my notes yesterday). I also have three (very thick) envelopes laden with 'important' documents, from my admission papers to immigration papers to whatever stuff I'm now unable to recall. And under my bed, I know I've hidden at least three plastic bags containing my physical therapy books. Not to mention the piles of letters and bills that I know should be thrown away ('cept for personal letters of course) because most of them were dated two/three years ago. Sheesh. What's worse (and funny in a way) is finding a pile of scantrons among my notes. Honestly, I have no idea what I was thinking when I saved them from my previous Child Psych course (that my brother would use it? jeez I guess I can be pretty stupid sometimes).
My email accounts are also not spared of this annoying habit. My main email account has probably hundreds of emails I saved from God-knows-when-and-who. Finished ebay transactions, mailing lists subscriptions, monthly newsletters, and group digests are the main ones I tend to save over the years. I just don't understand why--I've finished reading them and yet there's a little voice inside of me that would hold back and not click on the 'delete' button. Years later, I still haven't found any use for them.
All this packrat business is made worse because of my other annoying habit: procrastination. I've had the itch (to clean and purge and delete) but since I'm the procrastinator extraordinaire, nothing is done by the end of the day (or the year, shall I say).
Fortunately my boss (sort of) taught me that purging once in a while is a very good thing especially for someone who thinks everything should be saved just in case they're needed (who the hell needs used scantrons???). She also told me that if I don't know the use/purpose of a certain object, throw it. That way, you won't have to think about what's it for. I'm kind of practicing this attitude because my room badly needs it.
3 comment(s):
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At 10:03 PM,
Unknown commented...
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does that mean i won't get to mention neil's coming to manila to u anymore? :(
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At 10:26 PM,
loryces commented...
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of course you wont have to do that but i'll probably lessen my exposure to the gaiman in manila news. :D hurts too much.
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At 11:19 AM,
loryces commented...
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di, joke lang hehe. ako pa! ;)
Saturday, June 4
The Immigration Process
Sad. The way our future depends on unsympathetic immigration laws, with the unfeeling bureaucracy behind it.
Sad. That the light we saw at the end of the tunnel turned out to be a heavy-weight freight train.
Sad. That no matter how much I love and miss my family, we must remain miles and seasons apart.
Just because we have to have the proper documents, go through the proper channels, wait for the proper authorities. Just because the dependents must be under 21. Just because the immigrants must prove they have an outstanding health record and financial support.
Stupid immigration process.
Sad. That the light we saw at the end of the tunnel turned out to be a heavy-weight freight train.
Sad. That no matter how much I love and miss my family, we must remain miles and seasons apart.
Just because we have to have the proper documents, go through the proper channels, wait for the proper authorities. Just because the dependents must be under 21. Just because the immigrants must prove they have an outstanding health record and financial support.
Stupid immigration process.
Wednesday, June 1
Time's up!
My three-week-vacation is almost up (gak!) and I haven't done anything. My lecture notes and clinical stuff are strewn all over my room. I need to collate, categorize, and compile my notes in time for the boards. I also need to scan and read my books because, truthfully, I forgot most of what I learned last year, even last semester. My books (for summer reading) remain untouched by the nightstand. I want to at least finish 10 books before classes start next week (I'm up to my fourth one). Plus I haven't even changed my template, or my friends' for that matter. Sigh. I need more time.
Anyway I tried revamping my site yesterday and I almost cried in despair because none of the CSS codes are familiar to me. Huhu. I need a refresher but who's got the time? I promised my friend I'll make her another template and I haven't delivered yet. Sigh.
Aw shucks. I just remembered! I have to contact driving schools within the week and study for that blasted constitution exam the school is requiring us (non-US citizens) to take! Argh. It's the little things that make us crazy, I tell ya!
Anyway I tried revamping my site yesterday and I almost cried in despair because none of the CSS codes are familiar to me. Huhu. I need a refresher but who's got the time? I promised my friend I'll make her another template and I haven't delivered yet. Sigh.
Aw shucks. I just remembered! I have to contact driving schools within the week and study for that blasted constitution exam the school is requiring us (non-US citizens) to take! Argh. It's the little things that make us crazy, I tell ya!
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good luck sa exams! :)
i need a better memory, not just luck. har har! thanks anyway.
Naku ganyan din problema ko kapag may test. Minsan sa mismong exam ko pa nakakalimutan hehe. :(
asar noh? how are we supposed to learn?!
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