| You Are Somewhat Machiavellian |
 You're not going to mow over everyone to get ahead... But you're also powerful enough to make things happen for yourself. You understand how the world works, even when it's an ugly place. You just don't get ugly yourself - unless you have to! |
Thursday, August 31, 2006
...maybe later... hehehe...
how vain are you?
| You Are 43% Vain |
 You're a little vain, but more than anything you have a healthy amount of confidence. Thinking the world of yourself is great. Just don't think less of those who aren't as pretty as you! |
how evil are you?
| You Are 40% Evil |
 A bit of evil lurks in your heart, but you hide it well. In some ways, you are the most dangerous kind of evil. |
what planet should you rule?
| You Should Rule Saturn |
 Saturn is a mysterious planet that can rarely be seen with the naked eye. You are perfect to rule Saturn because like its rings, you don't always follow the rules of nature. And like Saturn, to be really able to understand you, someone must delve beyond your appearance. You are not an easy person to befriend. However, once you enter a friendship, you'll be a friend for life. You think slowly but deeply. You only gain great understanding after a situation has passed. |
Friday, August 25, 2006
perfect disaster
When the conditions are right, everything will go wrong.
August 14, 2006
My German 10 class had ended the week before, and now I had 2 hours of free time on my hands. I had already eaten lunch so I went to the SE Library to get the required readings for my Kasaysayan 112 class, Contemporary Philippine History. I remember Erika's reaction when I enlisted in that class: "'Contemporary Philippine History'? Martial law, People Power, politics, etcetera? E alam mo na lahat yan e!!!" Modesty(ahem) forbids me from commenting further on that, but I can say that I have had an active interest in history ever since I was a child. Anyway, I had two books photocopied that day, Nationalist Economics, and The Roots of People Power, the first chapter of which I had finished while waiting for the other book. Over the next few days I had finished reading the rest, in preparation for class and the first exam just a week away.
August 21, 2006
No classes today. I spent most of the long weekend in front of the computer, whiling away the hours commanding virtual soldiers on an imaginary battlefield. Of course I stopped soaking in radiation from time to time, taking glances at my Econ 106 notes or making the long trip to the refrigerator for another load of Hershey's Kisses.
August 22, 2006
I actually had time to fire up my computer in the morning. Yes, I was early for class. After checking my mail and catching up on the news I made my way to school, where my first stop was the launching of a lecture series for the Linggo ng Kasaysayan. I met my classmates in Kas 112 there and I confirmed, again, that our exam was on the 25th. Next up was Econ 131 and a problem set. Thank God for STATA. At least the days of doing regression analysis by hand are over. BA 101 had me and my groupmates deciphering codes and puzzles; our professor gave us a break after the grueling exam last week. I let loose my inner C.S.I. instincts, solving many in the first set, then cracking the second set just a few minutes after we recieved the paper. I was really feeling good about myself that day.
August 23, 2006
2:45PM
Econ 106 exam tomorrow. Cramming mode: ON. But the siren song of the computer is calling out to me...
6:05PM
Must... start... studying... linear... programming... open... book... Whew!
6:34PM
Dinner break begins.
11:15PM
Dinner break ends.
11:30PM
With a hot, steaming cup of coffee beside me and the drone of the TV set to ANC, I finally get down to studying for the exam. Matrices, determinants, caffeine, eigenvalues, demand, supply, the kitchen sink, linear programming, and differentiation enter my head in a marathon cramming session.
August 24, 2006
2:50AM
I finally decide to call it a day and fix my things for the next-- erm.. for the day. Time to sleep!
3:15AM
One little, two little, three little piglets...
3:38AM
"...and therefore, Mr. Speaker, I say yes to the commitee report... *click*"
3:59AM
"...is positive definite when the determinants of the leading principal minors..."
Approximately between 4 and 5AM
Zzzzzzzzz....
8:15AM
Rrrrrrrrrriiiiinnnng!
10:23AM
"...the employer must have an incentive to train his employees..."
2:45PM
"This is the exam?"
What I held in my hand at that time was a piece of bond paper containing the easiest math exam I had seen since I came into the University of the Philippines. Or maybe because the cramming the night and early morning before, plus during the preceeding hour, had really paid off. Either way, I was smiling at myself during the 2 hours alloted for the exam. I came out of that exam feeling refreshed. Unlike in all of my previous math exams, I had answers --and sure answers at that-- to every single question. What a happy day!
5:06PM
"...Trade Act virtually guaranteed the unrestricted entry of American goods into the country..."
7:37PM
AstroSoc emergency GA. Supposed to start at 6 they said. Right. Buzzzzzz... *pak!* Damned mosquitoes.
9:22PM
Dinner. Finally.
August 25, 2006
TODAY
12:39AM
Must sleep... soooo tired... Zzzzzzz....
5:30AM
*Rrrrrrrrring! Rrrrrrrrring!*
5:35AM
*Toot toot! Toot toot!*
5:45AM
*Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!*
5:50AM
*Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring!*
5:55AM
*Toot toot! Toot toot!*
6:00AM
*Rrrrrrrrrrrrriing!*
8:36AM
*Toot toot! Toot toot!* *EXPLETIVE* "Bakit walang gumising sa akin!"
What a cruel world. I had prepared for 2 weeks for my Kas 112 exam today, which was supposed to start at, get this, 8:30AM. There I was, hurling various invectives while scrambling to get through my morning routine and attempt to salvage the exam. The normally placid pace of my morning rituals turned into a mad flurry of activity. Coffee hour was scrapped. Shower time was cut to a mere 6 minutes. Looking at the mirror and reveling in my good looks took just a few minutes. By 9:02 I was running out the door. My Mom had called one of my Dad's friends and I got a free ride to UP. Once there I literally hit the ground running; with only 10 minutes to spare before the exam ended I was quite in a hurry to get to class.
It was a good thing that my professor gave me another chance to take the exam. I was not about to let almost two weeks of preparation to go down the drain! Instead of going to my next class I stayed in the room and penned one of the longest handwritten essays I had ever written. Luckily, not much was done during my Econ 131 class that day, and we all got a 1 on our previous problem set!
At least now all my exams are over. Tomorrow, I'll be going to Paranaque for a night out with my high school barkada(can't wait!). Time to relax once again.
August 14, 2006
My German 10 class had ended the week before, and now I had 2 hours of free time on my hands. I had already eaten lunch so I went to the SE Library to get the required readings for my Kasaysayan 112 class, Contemporary Philippine History. I remember Erika's reaction when I enlisted in that class: "'Contemporary Philippine History'? Martial law, People Power, politics, etcetera? E alam mo na lahat yan e!!!" Modesty(ahem) forbids me from commenting further on that, but I can say that I have had an active interest in history ever since I was a child. Anyway, I had two books photocopied that day, Nationalist Economics, and The Roots of People Power, the first chapter of which I had finished while waiting for the other book. Over the next few days I had finished reading the rest, in preparation for class and the first exam just a week away.
August 21, 2006
No classes today. I spent most of the long weekend in front of the computer, whiling away the hours commanding virtual soldiers on an imaginary battlefield. Of course I stopped soaking in radiation from time to time, taking glances at my Econ 106 notes or making the long trip to the refrigerator for another load of Hershey's Kisses.
August 22, 2006
I actually had time to fire up my computer in the morning. Yes, I was early for class. After checking my mail and catching up on the news I made my way to school, where my first stop was the launching of a lecture series for the Linggo ng Kasaysayan. I met my classmates in Kas 112 there and I confirmed, again, that our exam was on the 25th. Next up was Econ 131 and a problem set. Thank God for STATA. At least the days of doing regression analysis by hand are over. BA 101 had me and my groupmates deciphering codes and puzzles; our professor gave us a break after the grueling exam last week. I let loose my inner C.S.I. instincts, solving many in the first set, then cracking the second set just a few minutes after we recieved the paper. I was really feeling good about myself that day.
August 23, 2006
2:45PM
Econ 106 exam tomorrow. Cramming mode: ON. But the siren song of the computer is calling out to me...
6:05PM
Must... start... studying... linear... programming... open... book... Whew!
6:34PM
Dinner break begins.
11:15PM
Dinner break ends.
11:30PM
With a hot, steaming cup of coffee beside me and the drone of the TV set to ANC, I finally get down to studying for the exam. Matrices, determinants, caffeine, eigenvalues, demand, supply, the kitchen sink, linear programming, and differentiation enter my head in a marathon cramming session.
August 24, 2006
2:50AM
I finally decide to call it a day and fix my things for the next-- erm.. for the day. Time to sleep!
3:15AM
One little, two little, three little piglets...
3:38AM
"...and therefore, Mr. Speaker, I say yes to the commitee report... *click*"
3:59AM
"...is positive definite when the determinants of the leading principal minors..."
Approximately between 4 and 5AM
Zzzzzzzzz....
8:15AM
Rrrrrrrrrriiiiinnnng!
10:23AM
"...the employer must have an incentive to train his employees..."
2:45PM
"This is the exam?"
What I held in my hand at that time was a piece of bond paper containing the easiest math exam I had seen since I came into the University of the Philippines. Or maybe because the cramming the night and early morning before, plus during the preceeding hour, had really paid off. Either way, I was smiling at myself during the 2 hours alloted for the exam. I came out of that exam feeling refreshed. Unlike in all of my previous math exams, I had answers --and sure answers at that-- to every single question. What a happy day!
5:06PM
"...Trade Act virtually guaranteed the unrestricted entry of American goods into the country..."
7:37PM
AstroSoc emergency GA. Supposed to start at 6 they said. Right. Buzzzzzz... *pak!* Damned mosquitoes.
9:22PM
Dinner. Finally.
August 25, 2006
TODAY
12:39AM
Must sleep... soooo tired... Zzzzzzz....
5:30AM
*Rrrrrrrrring! Rrrrrrrrring!*
5:35AM
*Toot toot! Toot toot!*
5:45AM
*Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!*
5:50AM
*Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring!*
5:55AM
*Toot toot! Toot toot!*
6:00AM
*Rrrrrrrrrrrrriing!*
8:36AM
*Toot toot! Toot toot!* *EXPLETIVE* "Bakit walang gumising sa akin!"
What a cruel world. I had prepared for 2 weeks for my Kas 112 exam today, which was supposed to start at, get this, 8:30AM. There I was, hurling various invectives while scrambling to get through my morning routine and attempt to salvage the exam. The normally placid pace of my morning rituals turned into a mad flurry of activity. Coffee hour was scrapped. Shower time was cut to a mere 6 minutes. Looking at the mirror and reveling in my good looks took just a few minutes. By 9:02 I was running out the door. My Mom had called one of my Dad's friends and I got a free ride to UP. Once there I literally hit the ground running; with only 10 minutes to spare before the exam ended I was quite in a hurry to get to class.
It was a good thing that my professor gave me another chance to take the exam. I was not about to let almost two weeks of preparation to go down the drain! Instead of going to my next class I stayed in the room and penned one of the longest handwritten essays I had ever written. Luckily, not much was done during my Econ 131 class that day, and we all got a 1 on our previous problem set!
At least now all my exams are over. Tomorrow, I'll be going to Paranaque for a night out with my high school barkada(can't wait!). Time to relax once again.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
bad day
Mein Gott.
Everything seemed to go wrong today. I woke up early this morning, hoping to get to school on time for a change. I was walking out the door by 9:15 AM, and I was at the terminal 10 minutes after. Two FX taxis full of people left as I arrived. The next one came after I had stood in line for another 15 minutes. I got to UP with barely seconds left before my 10 AM class started.
My classes were supposed to end at 4 PM, but no, I still had a meeting with my BA101 groupmates at 6. So I went to the library and waited until 5:30. Since I had only a Milky Way bar for lunch I bought a hotdog sandwich just to keep from keeling over. I sat at the Sunken Garden, munching away while watching people playing tag football (or whatever that was) and Frisbee. And I waited until 6 PM. I went to the Econ building, where there was some sort of party. And I waited for my groupmates. I sat at the lobby. I walked around. I read the announcements. I studied for my finals in German. And I waited, until one of my groupmates came by and told me that "we won't be meeting today, just be ready with your output tomorrow".
*EXPLETIVE* *IMPRECATION* *PROFANITY* *OBSCENITY* *@#$^#$&^$!*
2 wasted hours, plus the other 1 and a half hours I spent waiting for my dad. I could have finished the entire single player campaign of Age of Mythology instead of staring at thin air for almost 4 hours! Schade!
My entire day was not wasted however. I saw and talked to more of my friends today than in the past week. I received a high grade in my 3rd German exam, guaranteeing at least a final grade of 1.75. I'll be taking the final exam tomorrow because I want to have a higher grade. I had a fun time at the UP AstroSoc tambayan. And I got a free ride home.
And then I got home. The first thing I saw was CNN reporting on a foiled terror attack, causing airplanes to be grounded all over Europe and America. And then there were reports about bombings in Mindanao, NPA raids in
Luzon, suicide bombings in Iraq, rocket attacks in Israel, and
airstrikes in Lebanon.
Apparently I wasn't the only one having a bad day today.
Everything seemed to go wrong today. I woke up early this morning, hoping to get to school on time for a change. I was walking out the door by 9:15 AM, and I was at the terminal 10 minutes after. Two FX taxis full of people left as I arrived. The next one came after I had stood in line for another 15 minutes. I got to UP with barely seconds left before my 10 AM class started.
My classes were supposed to end at 4 PM, but no, I still had a meeting with my BA101 groupmates at 6. So I went to the library and waited until 5:30. Since I had only a Milky Way bar for lunch I bought a hotdog sandwich just to keep from keeling over. I sat at the Sunken Garden, munching away while watching people playing tag football (or whatever that was) and Frisbee. And I waited until 6 PM. I went to the Econ building, where there was some sort of party. And I waited for my groupmates. I sat at the lobby. I walked around. I read the announcements. I studied for my finals in German. And I waited, until one of my groupmates came by and told me that "we won't be meeting today, just be ready with your output tomorrow".
*EXPLETIVE* *IMPRECATION* *PROFANITY* *OBSCENITY* *@#$^#$&^$!*
2 wasted hours, plus the other 1 and a half hours I spent waiting for my dad. I could have finished the entire single player campaign of Age of Mythology instead of staring at thin air for almost 4 hours! Schade!
My entire day was not wasted however. I saw and talked to more of my friends today than in the past week. I received a high grade in my 3rd German exam, guaranteeing at least a final grade of 1.75. I'll be taking the final exam tomorrow because I want to have a higher grade. I had a fun time at the UP AstroSoc tambayan. And I got a free ride home.
And then I got home. The first thing I saw was CNN reporting on a foiled terror attack, causing airplanes to be grounded all over Europe and America. And then there were reports about bombings in Mindanao, NPA raids in
Luzon, suicide bombings in Iraq, rocket attacks in Israel, and
airstrikes in Lebanon.
Apparently I wasn't the only one having a bad day today.
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