haaay... life...

Test post

2011-08-04T13:36:00.001+08:00

Posting and editing from my new Galaxy Tab. Hehehe :D

turn a deaf ear

2010-09-30T07:15:00.000+08:00

The Catholic Church leadership and other "pro-life" groups are up in arms over President Benigno Aquino III's stand on reproductive health - he said that it was up to couples what kind of birth control method they wanted to use - and have threatened to hold rallies and other protest actions unless Aquino changes his mind about the issue. They have even gone so far as to threaten civil

manila's newest tourist attraction

2010-08-25T14:40:00.000+08:00

"SICKENING". This was how an article at the UK Daily Mail's website described a picture of Filipino students posing for a photograph in front of the tourist bus that was the scene of Monday's hostage crisis.It is barely two days after the end of the shootout that claimed the lives of 8 Hong Kong tourists and former police officer-turned hostage-taker Rolando Mendoza but various pictures of

hostages

2010-08-23T21:40:00.001+08:00

I'm no expert. I don't know anything about police work or SWAT training. About the only time I've fired a real gun was in PE class. Whatever I know about tactical assaults or rescue missions I got from movies or computer games or books. So there. That's out of the way.But I could not help myself from screaming at the television set as the Philippine National Police began their assault on the

where do we go from here?

2010-07-27T22:36:00.000+08:00

PRESIDENT Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III. I still have a very hard time saying that, and I can't even begin to think of referring to him as "PNoy" like just about everyone else. For me, the election was a disaster - I did not want another Aquino in Malacanang.And the recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) did little to change my mind.I admit, I was impressed by the speech. The delivery

mindanao adventure

2010-06-22T09:09:00.000+08:00

It's been a few days now since I've returned from Davao, and I only wish that I could have just stayed a little bit longer there. Good food, fresh air, extreme thrills. What a vacation.Life over in Mindanao is less stressful than it is here in Manila. Traffic is minimal, the air is cleaner and cooler, and it's quieter - a far cry from the chaos here in the highly urbanized metropolis. Our

only a day away

2010-05-09T12:48:00.000+08:00

It's election day tomorrow. I'm actually excited; this will be the first time I vote in the national elections. I'm also a bit apprehensive. Let's hope that nothing goes wrong tomorrow.I've been trying to write something about the elections for quite some time now, always ending up with drafts going straight to the electronic trash can. I wanted to write something objective, even informative,

shameful

2010-03-26T12:31:00.000+08:00

Can the pleasantries. The actions of the protesters at the BOR meeting last Wednesday in UP Diliman were not the actions of civilized people. (video from QTV here) Nakakahiya talaga.No less than the UP Diliman University Student Council Chairperson-elect, Rainer Sindayen, was shown on the news screaming at UP Los Banos Chancellor Luis Rey Velasco and blocking his way into Quezon

final lap

2010-03-24T03:38:00.000+08:00

It all ends on Tuesday. Six days to go. 144 hours left. The first person I see on or after the 31st gets a free chocolate sundae. Hahaha.Work. Work. Work. Work. Work. After the last paper has been passed, after the last CD has been burned, after the last email has been sent, after the last newspaper has been analyzed, after the last respondent has turned in his or her survey, I will... I don't

tough choices

2010-02-24T21:11:00.000+08:00

Desperate times call for desperate measures.The execution of such measures depends on how far you are willing to go and how much you are willing to risk.As such, the choices you end up with can be very hard to take. The decision to execute one of these choices can be very hard to make.But it has to be made.There are two options available for me right now; two options which could be the key

a fleeting moment

2010-02-23T19:21:00.000+08:00

It has been a long time since I've been here. Anticipating. Waiting. Straining at the very end of my leash, yearning to hear my name over the din of applause.A very long time, indeed. The last time I was here was during my high school graduation. A stage. An audience. A piece of paper. Fulfillment, even for just a few moments. Everything is in place, and problems fade into the

curtain call

2010-02-11T12:32:00.000+08:00

Indecision is one of my greater weaknesses. I spend a lot of time vacillating between one choice and the other, seemingly incapable of choosing between the two. God forbid I get three or more choices.Things as trivial as whether or not I should go to the UP Fair tonight or what book should I read or what chocolate bar should I eat take up an inordinate amount of time in my head. Bigger problems

random nothings

2010-01-22T23:15:00.000+08:00

Alert. Alive. Awake. Enthusiastic?Four in the morning. This is getting to be a habit. A bad one. This time I can't sleep because of the huge dinner I had a few hours ago. Three pork chops and one overflowing plate of rice at midnight. Midnight.Add to that the fact that my brain has been running quite hot these past few days. So much so that I couldn't get a handle on a lot of the ideas

catch up

2010-01-20T17:48:00.001+08:00

It's been a good two weeks since I last wrote here, and a lot has happened since then. Time to catch up on some things. Hehehe.I was bedridden for much of last week, thanks to the insane mix of tequila, margarita, vodka, and red wine I drank with my cousins during our overnight stay at Fontana. No more drinking for a very long time, or at least not that much ever again. It was the hangover from

the bright side

2010-01-05T23:01:00.000+08:00

Sleep just won't come. For some stupid reason I just can't sleep, hence this blog post at four in the freakin' morning. Insomnia? Too much on my mind? Thesis? Weird effects of the flu? A lack of sheep to count? I just don't know. So much for the first school week of 2010. I missed my Journalism 122 class because of the flu and got even more delayed in finishing my thesis. My desktop computer of

2010-01

2010-01-01T21:15:00.000+08:00

To hell with the title. That's what gets me stuck whenever I try to write. I spend a very long time just staring at the screen or at the paper trying to think of a good title for what I'm going to write. This blog is no exception. I must have spent over 20 minutes trying to come up with a flashy or catchy or relevant title. Hahaha. Anyway, 2010 is here. Just a little over 24 hours ago I was

twenty-three years later (and 10 days too late)

2009-12-31T10:33:00.000+08:00

I. Simply. Can't. Write. Anymore. I missed writing on my birthday because I was surrounded by friends who went to great lengths to give me a "surprise" birthday party. That I knew about it days beforehand due to the slip-ups of my sister didn't diminish the fact that I really enjoyed and appreciated the fake kidnapping, the cute pig hats and costumes, that irritating song, those darned photos

this has to stop

2009-11-26T04:03:00.002+08:00

You know that something is wrong with your country when 52 people are massacred in broad daylight.The images that came out of Maguindanao show bodies strewn around a grassy field among battered vehicles. A shallow grave nearby contains even more of the victims of the worst political killing the country has ever seen.You know that something is really wrong with your country when those 52 people

the name of the blame

2009-10-15T20:34:00.000+08:00

*This is my second paper for my Journalism 103 (opinion writing) class.Metro Manila is a mess. Roads are congested. Piles of garbage line its streets and fill its waterways. The city reeks of its own filth.And that was before tropical storm “Ondoy” came.On the day that over 400 millimeters of rain came pouring from the sky, the mess became a catastrophe. What we left mismanaged and damaged came

four days after "ondoy"

2009-10-02T19:10:00.000+08:00

You don't see things like this everyday. Sure, one can tune in to CNN or any other news channel or log on to the Internet to see scenes of nature's wrath, but I wasn't really prepared to see and experience a disaster area firsthand and right where I lived.It was the smell - that heavy, putrid stench that hung in the air - that made it all real. There were piles of garbage scattered everywhere.

back home

2009-07-27T19:47:00.000+08:00

MANILA - Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 679 landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 3:55 AM, a few minutes ahead of schedule. Ground temperature was 26 degrees, a far cry from the 30 degrees which greeted us at Pudong International Airport just a few short days ago.And THAT was three days ago. Hahaha. I've been bumming around ever since I got back home from Shanghai. I had a lot of catching up to

jitters

2009-07-18T21:36:00.000+08:00

By this time tomorrow, I'll be unpacking my bags at our hostel in Shanghai. That is, assuming that I even get to our hostel in Shanghai. Hahaha. I'm scared. I'm excited. I can't sleep.All my bags are packed. I'm ready to go. Hahaha. I've got more than enough clothes for my six-day trip. Talk about overkill - I'm even bringing my nebulizer along with me. Too bad my dad didn't allow me to bring the

rewrite

2009-06-18T16:46:00.001+08:00

Second day, 30 minutes late. Damned traffic. I've forgotten how Katipunan Avenue gets clogged up in the morning thanks to the children going to Ateneo and Miriam.Of course I should have left home earlier. Come on, leaving at 8:20 for an 8:30 class? I have got to shake off my summer hangover. It was a good thing that our professor did not make a big deal out of my barging into the room out of

realizations

2009-03-11T12:32:00.000+08:00

Tinatamad nanaman ako. Lagi naman e. Hahahaha.Three weeks before the semester ends, and 'Im still in a sluggish mood. I can't get myself to start working. Deadlines are drawing near and I have yet to start on anything.I just don't have the drive to get on with everything I have to do. I feel drained and incomplete. There is something missing; I just don't know what it is.Hahahaha. Tinatamad ka

defending the osr

2009-01-13T01:46:00.000+08:00

It's almost a month later and I still can't get over the UP Lantern Parade. The fireworks display at the end was the best I've ever seen - even better than those at Ayala during the Millennium celebration eight years ago.I still remember laughing out loud when a marching band playing "Stars and Stripes Forever" came after a long line of protesters carrying banners screaming "Defend the OSR". The

for lack of an umbrella

2008-12-08T23:28:00.001+08:00

I'm really not into superstition. I poke fun at old wives' tales and rural folk tales. Talk to me about anything supernatural or otherworldly and I will automatically counter everything you say.But there are some things that I can't easily explain away.Like why something bad always happens to me when I don't have my umbrella.Yes. This is about that large umbrella I always carry with me, so much

first of december

2008-12-01T23:33:00.001+08:00

I haven't been writing much lately. It's not that I have so much to do that I have no more time to sit here and put thoughts to paper, it's quite the opposite. I have nothing to do.There's not much for me to write about, unless you all want to read about my classes - or lack of classes - every other day. There's nothing much to do yet. No papers or reports or much research until the Christmas

usisero

2008-11-11T02:03:00.002+08:00

Three people were killed at the Bahay ng Alumni in UP Diliman yesterday.Two security guards and one bank teller lay dead on the street as I watched the police gather evidence and photograph the crime scene. Numerous shell casings littered the ground around an armored car riddled with bullet holes.Reporters and photographers were running everywhere. A large crowd of people surrounded the area;

going down under

2008-11-01T18:07:00.001+08:00

*This is my second to the last paper for feature writing classWe entered the cave. Our measly little light punctured the inky gloom to reveal walls of crystalline limestone. Towering pillars of rock jutted up from the dark water to meet those which pointed down from the roof. Bats hung from the roof above us, while cave swallows swooped after insects around us. The only sound we heard was the "

downgraded

2008-10-29T15:53:00.001+08:00

I've forgotten how much of a pain it is to use a little keypad. My fingers hurt after five days of having to contend with a barely functioning navigation pad and hard plastic keys.Nearly two years on, and it's finally time to retire my XDA2. Hahahaha. The old PDA has been going on and on for quite some time now. It still works, but the battery is no longer reliable. The phone will shut down and

that perfect moment

2008-10-27T00:17:00.001+08:00

I hadn't seen the inside of a Starbucks in a very long time, so it was a real special treat when I walked into the one at Santana Grove in Sucat this morning.I had a fun time at our batch reunion last night, even though I was tipsy the whole time from four straight shots of Absolut Vodka. Hahaha. At least I did not walk into any glass doors!It was all worth it though - I won a Starbucks gift

canton ng pancit malabon

2008-10-22T16:32:00.000+08:00

I had the singular experience of going home last night with a drunk man by my side. He obviously had one beer too many, and he was very, very noisy.Apparently, he and the jeepney driver were friends, and he kept saying that he wanted to treat the driver to dinner. Pare, pancit canton tayo! Sagot ko! Gusto kong kumain ng pancit canton ng Pancit Malabon! Over and over and over again.And the driver

crappy retarded sh*t

2008-10-14T21:02:00.000+08:00

And so the CRS bashing begins. It's that time of the year once again when UP students from all over come together to vilify that most beloved of all our university's institutions.The (delayed) results of the first run are out and - amazingly - I got four classes already. That's 12 units in the bag right off the bat. Of course, all I have left are majors. No more GE subjects or electives for me.

thawed

2008-10-14T05:25:00.001+08:00

Midnight. I couldn't sleep. It was baffling; I felt sleepy, yet sleep wouldn't come. My electric fan was at full blast, yet the heat was still unbearable. I tossed and turned, but sleep would not come.Two weeks later, and this is me. All the ideas frozen and locked up in my mind have been thawed and turned into reality. Three major projects done and over with. Now I'm only waiting for the results

winding down

2008-10-12T08:06:00.000+08:00

I want my pork chops. For some inexplicable reason, I have been craving for my mom's "special" pork chops. Marinated in some secret concoction, fried in butter, then drenched in a good helping of mushroom soup... Mmmm...It's been two days now of non-stop pork chops. Lunch and dinner. Hahaha. I just can't get enough.Yesterday, I downed five in one sitting. Five. It just begs the question; how

something to look forward to

2008-10-05T12:27:00.000+08:00

Storm clouds darken the sky. A strong wind howls all around. Rain pours down in torrents. The streets are flooded.But there in the distance, the sun breaks through the clouds - a little ray of sunshine piercing through the gloom.It's a sign. The storm will end soon. The wind will die down. The rain will stop. The flood will subside.Soon enough.When problems start to pile up, when crisis follows

time is running out...

2008-10-03T05:07:00.000+08:00

...but I am still very much in control. Hahaha. My feature article is well on its way. My topic for the poverty story was approved. I have multiple sources and interviews lined up. About the only thing not going to plan is that MRT website. I may have to go directly to their main offices next week. Hahaha.A little over a week left in the semester, and the stress levels are starting to rise. Good

two down...

2008-09-29T14:06:00.000+08:00

...and a whole lot more to go. Hahahaha. Nonetheless, I had a very productive day.I've set interviews with two prospective interviewees for my feature article on Philippine Astronomy and I've passed my second-to-the-last story for Journ 102.That's two of the tasks on my to do list - the second interviewee was due to pure luck; I quite literally bumped into him while walking.One day done and

i love me

2008-09-26T11:21:00.001+08:00

*This is my final paper for my English 1 class. I'll be passing this today. After nearly five months, I wrote this essay in just a little over an hour. Hahaha. Enjoy.Upon waking up, the very first thing I do in the morning is to fire up my computer. I spend the first hour of my day checking my email, reading new blogs, viewing new albums, and looking at updated web pages. Friendster, Facebook,

the sound of silence

2008-09-15T19:02:00.000+08:00

It's September once again, and stress is in the air. Hahahaha. The first semester is nearing its end, and a lot of papers, exams, projects, and reports are coming our way.As for myself, I have three huge projects looming for my Journalism subjects. I have to write a feature article about Philippine Astronomy (hard but manageable), turn out a story on poverty (difficult but not impossible), and

sabaw

2008-09-04T18:00:00.000+08:00

A life of all work, no play, and no sleep is guaranteed to turn one's brain into gelatinous mush. Coffee has replaced the blood that runs through my veins. My stomach has gotten used to churning up stomach acid and nothing else. My feet, legs, arms, and hands are sore. My back aches. My eyes hurt from nearly 24 hours of non-stop use. Am I a workaholic? Hahahaha. It seems to be that way. Much of

pushing forward

2008-09-02T04:44:00.001+08:00

Time travel is a very fascinating idea. Who would not want to go back into the past and see how history was made? Who would not want to go into the future to see how things will be?Who would not want to have the power to change things by going back or jumping forward?In computer games there is always some sort of a "save" system. The player can pause the game at any time and "save" his progress.

objective achieved

2008-09-01T16:37:00.000+08:00

It's not often that I get to write about overwhelming success in this blog, so this is a very special occasion. Hahahaha.I got the story at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) this morning. Talk about good timing; the story was quite literally handed to me as I arrived at the DENR building. There were protesters right in front of the building. According to one of my

first of september

2008-09-01T04:57:00.000+08:00

Monday morning. Tinatamad nanaman ako. Hahahaha. Someone please just wake me up when September ends.I don't have any class today. The only thing I have to do right now is to scoot down to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to get an environment story for Journ 102.Sounds extremely easy, doesn't it? It is easy, except for the fact that I have absolutely no idea what to do

something

2008-08-31T15:45:00.000+08:00

Everyone is outside eating dinner. Now I have my cousin's computer all to myself. Hahahaha. I said that I was going to relax. No Sunken Garden here in San Juan though, only a huge swimming pool down on the 4th floor.It was a very thrilling experience swimming four floors above ground as the lightning flashed all around us. We played catch while the rain fell. My sister couldn't catch a ball to

nothing

2008-08-29T21:16:00.000+08:00

It's been a long time since I just sat down somewhere and stared at nothing. Hahahaha. I miss my Sunken Garden moments. I miss just sitting there among the tall acacia trees with a cool breeze going through my hair. I need to relax.My life for the past few months has been very hectic. If I'm not in an Execlus meeting I'm out there somewhere in the field looking for a story. If I'm not cramming

poor little pluto

2008-08-27T18:57:00.000+08:00

***This is an article I wrote for my feature writing class.You’ve been team mates for the longest time, all nine of you. You’ve been through a lot together. Ever since you were “discovered” you were a part of the group. You were all inseparable, until one day someone took you off the team because you were just too small. Plus, your little brothers and sisters were always tagging

now that's just a little too much

2008-08-21T13:16:00.000+08:00

There. I actually feel better now. My "twelve hours of solitude" have stretched to over seventy-two hours in bed thanks to the flu.It's a good thing that I got sick during the long weekend; I won't have to play catch-up with my classes. However, I had to cut my Comm 130 class this morning for fear of a relapse. There goes my perfect attendance...Of course, it's nice to get sick once in a

UP AstroSoc ACLE -- "Sinaunang Astronomiya"

2008-08-10T18:17:00.000+08:00

"Sinaunang Astronomiya: Ang Langit sa Buhay ng Sinaunang Pilipino" is UP AstroSoc's offering for this semester's Alternative Classroom Learning Experience (ACLE) on August 14, 2008 (Thursday).Dr. Dante Ambrosio, a professor of history at the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, will be giving a lecture on indigenous Filipino Astronomy (Sinaunang Astronomiya). Dr. Ambrosio has written

no rush

2008-08-08T07:19:00.000+08:00

Ma, hindi ako nagmamadali ngayon.Music to my ears. For the first time in weeks I have the time to just... well... do nothing. It's a fitting end to another week of crisis after crisis. Political, financial, social, academic, organizational -- you name it, I got it. Hahaha.Screw it. I'll just put those headaches aside and relax. I'll enjoy the moment. I'll ignore every text message, every email,

perfect coffee break

2008-08-01T22:06:00.000+08:00

I haven't had one of these in a very, very long time. A steaming cup of coffee, and nothing else. No notes on my desk. No research on the screen. No paper to pass in the morning.Just me, my coffee mug, and relaxation.Relaxation for me is writing this blog post with the battle scene from The Last Samurai on YouTube and Call of Duty 4 minimized on the taskbar. Hahahaha.I got the mix of milk and

NASA says Mars craft "touched and tasted" water

2008-08-01T05:08:00.000+08:00

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA scientists said on Thursday they had definitive proof that water exists on Mars after further tests on ice found on the planet in June by the Phoenix Mars Lander.Read more from Yahoo! News.

expired

2008-07-29T21:50:00.000+08:00

That's what I was thinking over a week ago during Sunday mass. My patience has expired. My tolerance has expired. Any residual sympathy within me has expired.I don't know why I even bother listening to their side.I absolutely detest being lied to, ESPECIALLY if it's to my face. Having people I used to trust doing the lying is just the final nail on the coffin.It was a captive audience. They

inspired

2008-07-29T20:37:00.000+08:00

I have an idea.Would it not be a good investment to develop some kind of defense system which deflects or even engages and destroys inbound problems and crises?Yes. Something like this. Or this. Maybe even this.Of course this is all just wishful thinking. The problems life throws at you are not like missiles or artillery shells. Libre lang mangarap.But it would be really nice to go about life

Life from Venus blown to Earth?

2008-07-27T10:11:00.000+08:00

Life on Venus could be blown to Earth by powerful winds, scientists claim. Previous research has considered the possibility of micro organisms existing in Venus's atmosphere despite extreme temperatures on its surface. Read more from BBC News.

Viewer's Guide: Aug. 1 Solar Eclipse

2008-07-27T10:00:00.000+08:00

Friday, August 1 is a red-letter day for eclipse enthusiasts. On that date, the sun will be partially eclipsed over an immense area that includes western and central Asia, parts of northern and central Europe, all of Greenland and even a small slice of northeastern North America.A total solar eclipse — the first in nearly two and a half years — will be

revitalized

2008-07-21T19:13:00.000+08:00

For the past weeks I have been feeling, shall we say, a bit sluggish.It's not that I'm bored or anything, it's just that I'm not as inspired as I was before. I turn in assignments and papers without much gusto, hoping that "good enough" would get me a passing grade.Stress, stress, and more stress. About the only thing keeping me sane was my frequent "tambay" at AstroSoc. "A laugh a day keeps

lead us not into politics

2008-07-19T14:03:00.000+08:00

There's a debate raging over the issue of reproductive health and population management.Again.This time, the bill in question is named "An Act Providing for a National Policy on Reproductive Health, Responsible Parenthood and Population Development".The Catholic Church has voiced its staunch opposition to the bill.The bishops say that the bill is pro-abortion.They say that the supporters of

UP AstroSoc Co-presents Namets!

2008-07-17T19:43:00.000+08:00

Namets (Yummy) follows the ongoing flirtation between Jacko and Cassie, two Negrense chefs who grew up in Bacolod, and whose lives revolve around food. Trouble starts when Jacko loses his Italian restaurant, Puccini's, to a giant cockfighting debt. The moneylender Dolpo takes control of Puccini's and hires Cassie as a consultant for a total restaurant makeover. Cassie re-visions Puccini's into a

checking out "cheking"

2008-07-15T07:45:00.000+08:00

“Who the heck is this guy?” That was the first thought which entered my mind when I found out about this year’s Gawad Plaridel awardee.Who is Atty. Pachico A. Seares?A quick check through Google did not turn up much. There were a lot of articles about him being the fifth Gawad Plaridel awardee and… nothing else. I was expecting maybe a past interview or biography, but nothing of

rediscovering work

2008-07-15T07:40:00.000+08:00

It's cool. It's calm. It's quiet. I love the weather.Apparently, a tropical depression is pulling up the monsoon towards our erstwhile oven of a city. More rain is coming, and I love it.So here I am again. Tuesday morning: the first day of the week. Thank you, UP Admin, for moving the free day from Wednesday to Monday. I really enjoy the three day weekends. Thank you very much for screwing up

rediscovering relaxation

2008-07-10T19:27:00.000+08:00

Raindrops are falling on my head. The wind is beating on my back. Water surrounds my feet. I could not care less.Four hours ago.The rain came down the moment I stepped off the jeepney. Talk about timing. Lightning flashed in the sky as I walked through a growing flood amid torrents of falling water.I smiled. I missed walking in the rain. And, for the first time in days, I was not rushing home

like i did not see this coming

2008-07-08T20:26:00.000+08:00

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multi-slacking

2008-07-04T07:23:00.000+08:00

I love the term. I first heard of it through Ate Ekkay's blog, and I identified with it immediately. Hahaha.I should have finished my Communication 130 synthesis paper and my research for my Journalism 102 and 111 classes this morning. Instead, I finished the first act of Age of Empires 3 and watched Futureweapons on the Discovery Channel.Given my current tendency to lapse into extreme

one of those days

2008-06-27T03:57:00.000+08:00

too close for comfort

2008-03-22T14:53:00.003+08:00

From ABS-CBN Interactive:A shoe soles factory in Antipolo City caught fire Saturday afternoon, ABS-CBN News learned. The fire at the Marikina Rubber shoe soles factory, located in Barangay Mambugan, started at around 4 p.m. The Antipolo City Bureau of Fire Protection's initial report said that the fire has reached 4th alarm and was still burning as of 5:30 p.m. Several houses have also been

up for freshies

2008-03-18T11:36:00.002+08:00

***This is my final paper for one of my Journalism classes.***First off, let me welcome you to the University of the Philippines. You are now an Iskolar ng Bayan, one of the few who make it into the premier university of the country.You are now entering a new world where you will learn new things and face new challenges.Life in UP is not like life in high school. You will be on your own in this

alone

2008-03-16T08:00:00.000+08:00

It's quiet.Too quiet.I've just finished checking every entrance and exit into the house; every gate and door is locked, every window is shut. All the lights outside the room are out. Every plug has been pulled and the gas valve has been closed. This house is as locked down as the Maginot Line.It had better be.I'm all alone. Everyone is in Davao right now. If only I had no classes left I would be

images

2008-03-14T20:49:00.000+08:00

The Ayala rally last February 22 was my first rally. It was everything I thought a rally would be. Streamers, banners, and placards were everywhere. Speakers were on stage giving speeches. People were clapping and chanting. The protesters from different groups were estimated to number around 10,000. The media was also there in full force; cameras were set up atop trucks and makeshift stages,

the semester that was

2008-03-13T19:56:00.000+08:00

Let me start off by saying that this was all a mistake. I had no plans of taking Broadcast Journalism 101 during the registration period. None at all. I put this class on my registration form only as a hedge against the possibility of my getting only 15 units for the semester. At that time I was scared and confused, just fresh from a year as a non-major. I did not know what to expect from

rush

2008-03-12T22:52:00.000+08:00

I passed my Film 102 paper two minutes before the deadline. Hahahaha.Right now I'm writing -trying to write- my last paper for Broadcast Journalism 101. Chronic procrastination, I know. But it gives me a rush. Hahahaha. That's new; "addicted to cramming". I have four hours to finish my two-page experience paper. I think I'll spend the next three watching videos on YouTube or playing one of my

damned strike

2008-03-11T05:46:00.000+08:00

The day I become President of the Philippines will be the day that all strikes, labor or otherwise, will be met, not with maximum tolerance, but with maximum force.Today's transport strike really screwed up a lot of my plans.I can't leave my home since all the jeepneys have stopped. I could walk sixteen frakkin' kilometers, but that would take all of today and some of tomorrow.I could take a taxi

four thousand three hundred twenty minutes

2008-03-09T18:17:00.000+08:00

Seventy-two hours. Three days. Three frakkin' days.And I'm still going, and going, and going, and going, and going, and going, and going, and going,ad infinitum.Between my acad life and org life, I have no more life.Ano daw? Ang labo mo pare!Hahaha.I haven't been sleeping much for the past month.I haven't slept at all for the past three days, save for the occasional 30 minute nap or the rare

blurb

2008-03-06T19:59:00.000+08:00

I need to sleep. Hahahaha.Our radio news cast this morning was a surprising success. Again, I have a paper for Journ 109 due tomorrow.And yet again I have not even begun to write it.Life is beautiful.

hangover

2008-02-26T02:07:00.000+08:00

Good morning Andre. Your head is on fire. Hahahaha. Crap.I just woke up with a splitting headache. And it still hurts.I don't know why.I had nothing to drink last night.I slept my normal six hours last night.Maybe it was because I kept waking up every hour - for just a few seconds - before falling back to sleep. My mind was in extended overdrive, doubtless brought about by my report for BC 100

a catalyst for truth

2008-02-24T17:25:00.003+08:00

***This is a paper I wrote for yet another of my Journalism classes. A CATALYST FOR TRUTH It is only my first semester as a BA Journalism student, but I already have a good idea of what my life would be like after I graduate from college. Thanks to this interview assignment, I had a taste of what real journalists do out there in the field.In our search for two broadcast journalists to interview,

It’s astronomy, stupid

2008-02-24T00:41:00.003+08:00

***This is a paper I wrote for one of my Journalism classes. I'll be posting some of my other papers sometime soon.IT'S ASTRONOMY, STUPIDStar light, star brightFirst star I see tonightI wish I may, I wish I mightHave the wish I wish tonightWho hasn't wished upon a star? I used to recite the rhyme above when I was little, usually with hopes of getting this or that new toy or book. I remember

boom!

2008-02-21T15:19:00.000+08:00

From the BBC News site: US missile hits 'toxic satellite'Just watched a press briefing at the Pentagon live on CNN. The officer giving the briefing showed a video showing the SM-3 missile hitting and subsequently blowing up a defunct US spy satellite.Hope someone puts the video up on YouTube.

again

2008-02-21T12:45:00.000+08:00

I have to pass my Journ 109 paper tomorrow and I haven't even started writing it yet. History just keeps on repeating itself. Hahaha.***My phone is such a painIts battery suffered a drainIn the space of thirty minutesThe power dropped to tidbitsAnd yes, I went insaneHahaha.

ironic

2008-02-20T18:36:00.000+08:00

There. I've finally pulled myself away from Company of Heroes. Yes. I bought another new game last Saturday. So shoot me. Hahaha. Just a few more to go and my wishlist will be completed.I should be writing a paper for class right now. Actually, I should have started on it days ago. Procrastination again. Hehehe. Or is it something else?Call me crazy, but I feel like I've lost much of my drive to

argh.

2008-02-20T02:31:00.000+08:00

Tinatamad akong pumasok.Hahaha.