| Gloom |
[Oct. 8th, 2006|04:48 am] |
Everyone was affected by typhoon milenyo. From typical commoners to those from the richest families. People were injured, items were drifted away in floods, trees and posts fell from the strong trees. Most people were affected especially by the long black outs throughout Luzon.
It is at these times that people realize that they can't do much without electricity. It has become such an established part of our lives that we feel that we can't live without it. I, for one, felt so bored without electricity. I practically couldn't do anything except eat and play with my flashlight. Oh how boring it was!
Everyone was rooting for Ateneo to win in the UAAP finals, but unfortunately, they lost to UST by 2 points in the end. Honestly, I feel that UST did deserve to win that finals. I mean, with how they fought from a 3-5 record in the 1st round to battle their way to the finals. It was such an inspiration for many people. However, I just can't help but feel sad for the Ateneo team, who also worked hard to get that best record in the elimination rounds. I just can't help but feel sad for Macky Escalona, Doug Kramer and especially JC Intal who wanted one last championship before they leave college. But in a way, getting that far, I believe, is a feat itself.
That Monday when Ateneo lost was one of the worst days of my life. In Filipino class, my Long test was almost not accepted because our teacher suddenly left the room when the bell rang and I wasn't able to pass my paper. I had to cut Math just to find her and in the end I got a deduction for passing it late. It was just annoying as she didn't even warn us how many minutes were left and such. And she even ran out on me when I asked her to wait just a few seconds. Then, I had to take our Math LT when the game was taking place. So, I really couldn't concentrate on our lesson because people outside were cheering and boo-ing. I had to things to worry about and in the end, i only got a 76 in that LT :( What's worse is that I lost my fone and had to run in the rain from building to building just to find it, but I couldn't! And to add to that, when I got home, there was another black out! ARGH! It was such a sucky day!!!
But the rest of the week was practically good. Not that great, but it wasn't that bad anymore. |
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| Ateneo! Fabilioh! Halikinu!!! |
[Sep. 24th, 2006|08:01 pm] |
I wasn't really that much of an avid Ateneo UAAP Basketball fanatic before the playoffs but recently I have been watching our team's games. And last Sunday was one of the best games I have ever witnessed.
Alright! What an exciting game! But in the end, it was ATENEO which prevailed over UST. Man, at that last second, I thought Ateneo would lose that game, but, (I can't help but say it) DAMN that was a hell of a play by Coach Norman Black. It was simply genious. People might say that it was because of UST stupid defense, but the way they followed Coach Black's play and how they executed it was pure genious.
The next game is on Thursday and I definitely have to get tickets to that game. |
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| Attention problems |
[Sep. 17th, 2006|12:11 pm] |
Do you get that feeling when at times, you try so hard, yet attention is not given to you? This week was basically a week full of that for me.
One of my teachers (not English of course) always seems to take my answers for granted. I mean, I try to answer and recite a lot in class, but it is as if she doesn't even care what I have to say. My answers are never correct, nor were they ever even to be thought about, while those of others are always correct or a bit correct. It's quite annoying and a bit embarrassing.
In training, I always tried to give my all in the exercises. I mean, literally, my sweat reaches down to my shorts. And yet, I feel that my coach doesn't feel that I do give my all. She always looks at someone else who she may believe as someone who has more potential than I do. It was a really depressing feeling. The feeling of trying your best, but you're not being accredited for it. Someties I feel like quitting, but then I decided that maybe I should just try a LOT harder. |
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| Annoying... |
[Sep. 10th, 2006|09:48 pm] |
Sometimes... people can just get annoying, and yet, when you tell them to stop being annoying, they get mad at you. Sometimes I don't get people who get mad because of stupid reasons. I mean, I have a friend who got mad at me because I told him to try to be a little less annoying. Suddenly he just got mad saying how he was just trying to be friendly. I told him that he already proved that over a hundred times, but he didn't buy it I guess. I said sorry later though and he forgave me. Jeez... thinking I had to be the one to say sorry.
Another annoying person was our Math teacher. She thinks she is just all that and she expects so much from us, when she, herself, doesn't teach that well. Just like one of my friends said, "you can't expect too much from someone if you yourself can't give much." She would compalin sometimes about how our grades were super low and that ME people were super high. It was annoying. And another annoying thing that she did was actually try to be cool in front of us, when she's not. She would always say "Chill guys, chill", when in fact she is the reason why we aren't "chilling".
I guess, some people are really like that, and I guess, it can't be helped that we just have to make do with the people and the friends that we have. Who knows? Maybe in the end, these annoying people might actually do some good next time around. |
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| Questions... |
[Sep. 3rd, 2006|12:05 pm] |
This week was quite boring. There was nothing new that happened. The daily routines that I do were repeated again. We had another Long Test this week in Math, and, well... I really didn't study much for it. I think I just got a 60+ on that test.
This thought of getting 60+ in the test actually got me thinking about a lot of things. I felt that I didn't really have a purpose in life. I mean, I am not taking my studies or activities in college seriously. Why? What is my goal? Why am I in college? Why am I an artist? An athlete? Why do I strive to be the best? What for? Questions suddenly began pouring through my head and I couldn't answer a single one.
The answer I believe, may only be found as I go on with my life. Maybe if I continue on doing the things I do, I can find the reason to move a step further. I just hope that I don't find it a little too late. |
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| Oh boy, here they come... midterms |
[Aug. 27th, 2006|10:31 pm] |
The week basically revolved around our two midterm tests, namely Math and AMC. And boy, were they tough.
Math has always been one of my fortes. I would always get 90+ grades in Math in high school. The amazing thing is that, I actually don't study much for Math exams or tests, even long tests. Yet, I would often get 90's or perfects. However, college truly has been different. As I said before, college isn't like high school where we can just dilly-dally and be carefree. Things are more serious here and Math isn't an exception. Despite the fact that the lessons we are taking up in Math have already been taught to me in high school, they now seem new to me. The level of difficulty of Math here in college is much more than that of high school. Functions are simple enough in high school, but here in college, we tackle what functions functions have. What are they're real life applications and such. There are also more theorems and strategies which we are tasked to employ in solving problems. When midterms came, I was actually nervous as hell. Everyone was! I was afraid that even though I studied hard for the test the night before, I would get a low grade in the midterms. Yet, I found the midterms actually be easier than I had imagined it to be. It was long, yeah, but not too difficult. I eventually realized that studying really does make a difference, especially here in college. An 84 is not bad, but it shouldn't stop me from reaching higher goals.
Computer related topics were also one of my strengths in high school. I thought I had a handle of the topics in AMC, but was I wrong. We focused on something I had never encountered before, C programming. Seeing as how the first few lessons were easy, I got carefree again, and paid for it dearly. However, I actually studied a lot for the midterms, careful of not making the same mistake again. As a result, the test became easier than what they were during regular quizzes and exams.
What did I learn this week? Studying is important. That high school bum days are now over. It is time to face a new life, a new challenge. |
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| Job well done! :) |
[Aug. 20th, 2006|12:31 pm] |
This week was almost entirely made up of competitions.
The Sagala ng mga Sikat was finally held last Friday. Our efforts are finally going to be showcased and judged. Unfortunately, we encountered a number of problems while preparing for our presentation, especially regarding our float. First, the wood that I provided was unfortunately too strong and sturdy for the nails to pass pierce through them. It was also too thick for the short nails to reach the other piece of wood. We had to resort to tapes and bottles of glue to stick the wood together. Unfortunately again, this made the entire frame of our float weak and the windy day caused the float to sway too and fro. We also encountered problems with our costumes and props. Some of them went missing on the time of the presentation. Because of these problems, we never got to parade with the other presenters and we were forced to present second to the last. Fortunately, our presentation was actually quite good :)
Just a while ago, my friend and I were deemed champions of the level C division in the Greenhills Badminton Center tournament. Even though we were the sort of "underdogs" in our division (as other players were already veterans or power houses). However, after winning three straight matches, we were seen as formidable forces to deal with. Haha! :p The toughest game we had was not the finals though, but the semi-finals, where we had a match against last year's champion. After a long 30 minute battle, we finally won in the third and final set. The finals game was easier and we also eventually won that as well. |
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| *Sigh* |
[Aug. 13th, 2006|12:19 pm] |
Things have started to become a lot harder here in Ateneo. Projects and quizzes have started to pile up to a point that we actually need to sleep really late to accomplish the tasks. We have our Lit projects to pass by Friday. We also have to practice for our Sagala presentation next week and our English reports coming up the week after. We also have another Long test and our midterms for Math 18b. What a week!
To add to that, three of my friends are about to leave the country. That's fifteen all in all, counting those that have already left to pursue their dreams abroad. I really can't complain much about it, but it's just sad that the friendship that we had shared in high school will have to be set aside for dreams and futures. Sometimes, it's just not fair, especially if, like in my case, one of your best friends was the one that left. Yet, i can see it as, like the saying goes, a stronger challenge for our friendship.
I actually got drunk a couple of days ago. I attended this birthday party of my friend's and dang, I couldn't stop drinking. Maybe it's because I didn't have quit a good week. And to add to that, I had another problem; one concerning someone special to me. It just sucks that sometimes, you feel that you already had the thing that you want the most, but lost it to another due to your lack of courage or lack of sensibility. It just sucks... you know :( |
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| Rain again? Cool? Or not... |
[Jul. 30th, 2006|10:30 pm] |
For the second time in the month, another storm passed the Philippines. This caused another two day holiday for most students in all levels. Happy us? Well... not entirely.
No classes means less time study for our subjects. And we also have less time studying for our mid terms which are coming up this august! We also have less time to discuss about our plans for our English papers as well as our preparations for our Sagalan competition for Filipino. Oh hell! In any case, what's done is done. We can't do anything about it anymore, but just study and work harder I guess.
No classes also means more time to relax. This week has been one of the most relaxing ever. I mean, 4 days of suspension really gave me time to just chill out and enjoy myself (in a good way :P). It also gave me some free time to play badminton more! Wee!
I just hope these suspensions won't get into our heads. Whether rain or shine, life still goes on; college life still goes on. :) |
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| Tiring as hell... |
[Jul. 23rd, 2006|11:36 pm] |
This week had so much activities in store for me.
Varsity training has officially started for me this week. I had to attend the training every Monday's, Wednesday's, Friday's and Saturday's; plus, I have other training sessions on Tuesday's and Thursday's. So, that's six out of seven times a week playing rigorous and immensely tiring badminton training.
Because of this, I would usually go home at around 7:30-8:00 pm and just start studying by then. However, due to fatigue, I could only study for around an hour or two before my body completely succumbs to the temptation of sound sleep, and then I would cram the day after. I felt so unorganized this week. Well, maybe it's just because it was my first training week. Nevertheless, I plan to fix my time management to effectively excell in both academics and sports. I could probably study or do my home work on breaks or something.
We had our dreaded Math LT2 this week. At first, I thought I would easily get a B+ or even an A, but when I received the results. I was so damn pissed. I got a 75! And when even got me angrier was the fact that 19 points were deducted due to careless mistakes of addition or factoring. GRR!!! But nevermind, we still have lots of tests left; plus, one test can be cancelled.
I had two debuts to attend to yesterday. One was in EDSA Shangri-La and the other was at Rockwell. I kind of figured that I was going to be asked to sing at both debuts, but I actually wanted to refuse because I haven't sung for quite some time now. Yet, I still did, and thank God they were good performances. I felt like I was back in high school again, and I remembered how much I loved singing and performing in front of people. Maybe, this is a sign telling me to continue on singing and performing in college. Only part I hated about the day was that I didn't get to eat too much and I got so hungry by 11:00. Haha! |
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| Revitalized |
[Jul. 16th, 2006|10:47 pm] |
This week was completely different from last week. It was as if God had answered my prayers, or as if some miracle giver blessed me with a fortunate week.
Two days of classes suspended? Yahoo! Isn't that a great week or what? :) I was actually cramming to study math for a quiz on Wednesday. At that moment, I actually felt that I was going to fail the quiz, because I haven't really gotten a good grasp on the lesson. Fortunately enough, it was announced at around 12pm that classes were suspended. Phew.. am I lucky or what? Thursday gave me sometime to relax and "chill out" with some my friends in Promenade, and... well, play DOTA all day. Haha.
I was somewhat disappointed as to how I wasn't accepted in the badminton varsity team when the result came out last week. I got the feeling where in I knew, one way or another, that I deserved to be in the team. But, seeing as how my name wasn't on the list of people who passed the try-outs, I simply left that possiblity out. As it turns out, I was informed that I actually passed the team, and that my name was mistakenly not placed on the list. Wee.... :)
I hope next week goes well too. |
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| Cold |
[Jul. 9th, 2006|10:24 pm] |
This was a cold week, literally and symbolically speaking.
Unlike the first few weeks of school, which were insanely hot, this week's weather was really good. I mean, it wasn't too hot, nor was it too cold; it was just that the breeze was perfect. No sweat, no changing of shirts, no need to constantly look at the mirror to see if my face was oily or not. :)
But that was actually the only good thing about my week. I encountered a lot of problems pertaining to both school and social life. It's too private for me to actually tell it here, but I could give an overview of the "bad" things that happened this week. The first was, well, simply put, grades. College hasn't been that nice to me, and i find it difficult to be nice to it as well. Secondly, I have a certain problem regarding a certain group in Ateneo. It's actually an offical Ateneo group, sort of like an org, but not really. It was difficult to actually not be accepted in that group. I felt so down because of that. Finally, I had this problem about a certain friend of mine, who, as it turns out, was actually held in prison because of, according to him, a set up by someone else. I really don't know much of details as is, but as seeing he was my friend, and that it involved some politics between groups, I knew it was a serious problem.
All that aside, this week got me thinking a lot, especially regarding what my goal really was and how determined I will be to get to that certain goal. I just hope that the saying was actually true. That "difficulties make one stronger". |
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| First few weeks of a new life |
[Jul. 2nd, 2006|10:56 am] |
It was like waking from a long slumber; well, in this case, a long summer. Once again, it is time to snap ourselves up from our "summer bum" for a new course in our lives: college.
College life in the Ateneo is a totally new experience, and not an easy one, as a matter of fact. Simply visualizing our new campus and learning the ways to get in and out of the different buildings are great tasks. Not to mention having to keep in mind the different rules and regulations of the Ateneo as well as memorizing the different organizations, offices and personnel to go to when we want something. And who could forget the new schedules we have that are totally different from our old high school's. Yes, college seems daunting and challenging at first, but eventually, as the days go by, I learned to love my new surroundings.
Making new friends in the Ateneo was certainly not easy. I don't know if it's just me, but I felt that some Ateneo students (I'm not saying all) have a certain attitude that makes it hard for me to befriend them. I felt it was really up to me to initiate conversations to really know the person. It turns out, I was proven wrong, and I'm glad I was wrong. Ateneans turn out to be really friendly despite racial and social differences. Everyone was eager to make new friends and be new friends for others. Now, I feel that I have something else to look forward to in college, other than the fact that I have to work in the future after graduating. =)
Two weeks have now gone by. For some of us, it seemed to be a really long two weeks. Yet our journey, whether we like it or not, has just begun. And whether we enjoy our college days or not, is totally up to us to decide. |
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