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Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Wow! I haven't posted anything here for a very long time. Since I have the time (and the interenet) to use, at the moment, I might as well write something. Tomorrow, I have an hours worth of short story writing time during my fiction workshop. I'm thinking, I'd better think of what to write, or perhaps start writing something now. I can't run the risk of getting writer's block tomorrow, without at least an idea in mind. My laptop is getting slower and slower these days. I'm thinking of buying an external hard drive, or a bunch of CD RWs, so I can transfer all my songs and photos, which take up most of the laptop's memory. It's times like these when I wish I had gotten a Mac book instead of this Toshiba turtle. Oh well, at least I have a laptop. Let's see if it will last me till I graduate from college. all the colors so pretty 10:25 p.m. Saturday, December 23, 2006 Christmas is just two days away, and I am really excited. Tonight, we are having a lumpia party in my grand aunt's house. The food's going to be great! And then on Chrismas eve, we are having a party in my grandmother's house. Almost the whole Yu side of the family is coming: Uncle Edar's Family, Auntie Nancy's Family, Uncle Clement's family, and my family, we're all coming. It is just too bad that Uncle Gilbert and his family could not make the trip home. I am going to help Chris write his high school entrance essay to Andover now, so I have to cut my entry short. :) all the colors so pretty 3:39 p.m. Thursday, December 14, 2006 Two more days before my first batch of relatives from the USA are arriving in the Philippines. This Sunday evening, Auntie Cynthia will be arriving with Cece (my favorite cousin) and Chris (her brother; Auntie Cynthia's youngest son). The fun's finally going to begin. And not a moment too soon! All this stress from extra-curricular activities alone is driving me over the edge. Tomorrow, I have class from 8:30 to 10:30 then I have a LONG break from my last class until 4:30 in the afternoon. That's a SIX HOUR BREAK! And then from 4:30 to 6:30 I have three very important organization meetings at the same time. I have to attend the LITSOC lit discussion in CTC 301 which will be headed by Nikay (great friend and poet). Since I am the formations head of the organization, and I organized this event, I should be there to make sure everything runs smoothly. My plan is to be there at the beginning, make sure the discussion starts out okay, and leave the rest up to Lai. Then I have to either run over to the conyo benches for my ASLA meeting, or run to SEC A for my Sanggu meeting. In the ASLA meeting, we will be discussing our plans for the Christmas party to be held on the evening of December 21, next Thurday. It's important for me to attend because the venue for the party will probably be my grandmother's house. The Sanggu meeting, I have to attend because I am the documentation and publication co-head (with Trish as my wonderful partner) for the Humanities Week this January. I have to attend the meeting in order to update the group on the progress of my committee, and so that I can get copies of the final project proposals (so I can finally get started on creating the write-ups for the brochure). April's right! I should try out some ninja technique which will allow me to duplicate myself. That way I can be in many places at the same time. I may be known (by some people) as the School of Humanities' SOHper Blockrep, pero hindi na 'toh kaya ng powers ko!!! tom@4:30> LITSOC meeting + ASLA meeting + Sanggu meeting = I'm so DEAD @_@ Labels: orgs all the colors so pretty 10:13 p.m. Monday, December 11, 2006 My extra-curricular responsibilities, as of now: 1) Ready the design and write-ups for the arete brochure - SANGGU (coordinate with April and BFA CW friends) 2) begin on the planning and execution of the arete video - SANGGU (coordinate with ACOMM [Ate Yas] or LFC [???]) 3) execute the first lit discussion for the semester - LITSOC (coordinate with Nikay) 4) prepare the logistics and decor for the xmas party - ASLA (coordinate with ASLA friends) Wee! So many things to do! Hahahahaha.... :p Labels: orgs all the colors so pretty 11:24 a.m. Sunday, December 10, 2006 My Christmas Wishlist 2006 (in no particular order) 1) A new digital camera (my old one was stolen...) 2) A Play Station 3 (with accompanying RPG game) 3) books! I can never have enough books! 4) Money...so I can buy more books! (sorry, it's an addiction :p) 5) A CD changer/ CD player for the Toyota Revo/ Honda Civic (whichever car I'm going to be driving more often) 6) A new watch (for formal events) all the colors so pretty 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 05, 2006 I just finished reading The Shipping News by Annie Proulx this morning. For a novel that was awarded the nobel prize for literature, it sure does not live up to my expectations. I found it quite boring for the most part. And the very odd grammar use and sentence construction only worsened my reading experience. I could have actually finished it yesterday if my head did not feel as if a nail was being hammered into it 50 pages before the end of the text. I finally got my hands on a copy of The Beach by Alex Garland. I have always wanted to buy the book, but I never got around to purchasing it. At present, I believe that the only bookstore selling copies of the novel is Powerbooks in Shangrila. There it is being sold for around 750 pesos each. Luckily, I found out that my cousin has a copy of the book, and that I could borrow it from him for free. And that's excactly what I did. I hope the novel is as good as people say it is, unlike The Shipping News, which was greatly dissapointing. Before reading Annie Proulx's work, I read a novel by Ha Jin entitled Waiting. The book started out alright, and although it became a bit dragging in the middle part, it redeemed itself in the end. The insight which the main character gains at the end of the story was built up so well in the text, that one actually craves to know the ending by the time it finally comes. And unlike some stories which dissapoint the reader with a horrible and unfounded ending, this novel rewards the reader with the complete opposite -- an insight that can only come from a lifetime of waiting. all the colors so pretty 12:46 p.m. Tuesday, November 21, 2006 Hi there! Long time no see. I really should have saved a copy of the poem I made for my old layout. I completely forgot it was there, and now it's gone forever. I can't remember what I wrote at the moment. Maybe it's because I'm dead tired, and I just drank one bottle of San Mig Light. April, Sasha, Aila, Nikay and I listened to a poetry reading in Magnet cafe just a while back. The main poet, I can't remember his name (I'm really bad with names) was a Filipino residing in America. He reads his poems in a rap/hip-hop style which is very entertaining. Three of his poems which particularly struck me were the ones about running over people, the one about cutting apples, and the one about his relationship with his dad. There were a lot of writers in that place such as Jessica Zafra and Mookie Katigbak. I'm glad that I decided to go to the poetry reading. Driving through the hell traffic in the White Plains area was worth the reward, of such a fun and interesting night. all the colors so pretty 10:48 p.m. Thursday, November 09, 2006 I finally got my non-pro driver's license today from the LTO in Quezon City, and now I am so tired. I had to get up at six in the morning, only to find out that I will be leaving the house at eight thirty. Then when I reach the LTO, I have to walk out and undergo a drug test and medical examination. I was quite afraid of what the result of my drug test will be. NO! I do not take drugs. It is just that one of my family friends took a drug test before, in order to get her driver's license as well. Anyone who knew her knew for a fact that she did not take drugs, and yet her drug test came out positive. Her parents were shocked, but they believe their daughter. However, I think that she has not gotten a driver's license until this day as she and her family lost faith in the LTO system. I kept my fingers crossed as they were analyzing my urine sample. And after fifteen or so agonizing minutes of waiting, they informed me that there was not a trace of any drugs in my system. After taking the drug test and medical examination, I went back to the LTO to take my written and practical exams. While waiting for my turn to take the written exam, I was lent a reviewer by the LTO personel in charge of the 'Lecture Area.' It was an English reviewer he gave me. After reading through my reviewer, I took a look at the Filipino reviewer the guy beside me was reading. Interestingly, the content of the reviewers were mostly different (aside from the language being different). Being the over careful and studious person that I am, I exchanged reviewers with him, and studied that Filipino reviewer as well. Needless to say, I did not understand a lot of the technical terms indicated there. After around an hour later, my name was called, and I took the written exam for non-pro applicants. Before taking the test, the proctor asked me whether I wanted to take the English or Filipino version. Apparently, I only needed to read the English review for the English test, and vice versa. Of course, I opted to take the English test since that is the language I am more comfortable with. Then came the practical examination. I brought along my Toyota Revo with me, so I did not have to pay the 60 peso fee for use of the test jeep everybody else was using. When it was my turn for the exam, the instructor did not even get in the car with me. He just told me to make one complete circle around the perimeter of a rectangular area around the size of a basketball court, and then he would automatically pass me. In less than a minute, I did just that. By eleven thirty this morning, I had officially passed the examinations for my non-pro license. By two pm, I was able to get my driver's license. By this Monday, I might be driving to school in my Toyota Revo. Anyone wanna take a ride? =P all the colors so pretty 9:33 p.m. Monday, November 06, 2006 Do you remember my entry last August 14, 2006? I mentioned there how F stood for French at the time, and how I wanted to work hard at turing that F into a C+ by the end of the semester. Before my final exam, I found out that the highest possible grade I could get, short of a miracle, would be a C. Lucky for me, a miracle indeed happened, and I got a C+ for French class. I believe that my studying really hard, being very attentive in class, and being very nice to my teacher all contributed to the higher mark. I just noticed now that a 'C+' when rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise looks like a smiley face with a cross on top of it. God was happy with all the effort I put into my French class, so he rewarded me with a C+. In the same way, he was even happier with my efforts in Theology, and I got a B for my final grade in that subject. The way my grades were going, I was expecting a C+. Like in French class, I studied really hard (except for the final exam), payed really close attention in class, and was very nice to my teacher. It feels quite ironic to me that showing much respect to someone everybody hates a lot would lead to my getting a good grade in Theology. However, even if I was under a different teacher, I believe that I would have gotten a B or even higher than a B since I am really a very devout Catholic. I have always gotten grades of over 90 in Chrisitian Life Education when I was in high school, and I constantly join and participate in religious/service organizations. If there was one subject in which I believe to be deserving of the grade I got, no luck/divine intervention involved is in my Introduction to Literature and Creative Writing Class. I was under Sir D.M. Reyes, who is considered 'a god' by some of his former students. I remember him saying around a month ago that if every he gives one of his students a C (or C+; I'm not sure which) or lower, that person should just shift out of BFA Creative Writing because he or she has no future as a writer. Thus, getting a grade lower than B in his subject became my greatest fear. I was able to do well in my former English and Literature classes with Sir Vincenz Serrano and Sir Max Pulan Jr., but Sir Reyes's class was a bigger challenge. This challenge was made even greater when my essay on Chinese culture in my family (see September 20, 2006 entry) angered my parents, and they did not want me to re-submit it anymore. I talked to Sir Reyes about this when Isel, Cat, Yaps, and I went to see him a day before the final portfolio was due. He told me that the problem I was facing, was one of the biggest probems writers come to face in their careers. He would rather I still edited my essay, and submit it to him. But he would not take it against me, if I decided not to do so. Taking the biggest risk towards possibly dissapointing him, I did not submit a revised version of my essay on Chinese culture in my family. Instead, I replaced it with a brand new non-fiction narrative centered on how I came to be a creative writer. I do not know if my decision was the better one between the two choices, but Sir Reyes gave a B+ for my final grade. And that already says a lot. Last semester, I got a QPI rating of 3.17, my highest rating ever. As of now the future looks bright for me. My grades are better than ever before, my leadership responsibilities are currently under control, and I am carrying a very positive outlook on life as I enter into this new semester. All this thanks to God (special thanks to GENREV), my old friends (especially my CW blockmates!!!), my new friends (from ASLA!!!), and of course, my family as well. all the colors so pretty 6:47 p.m. Sunday, November 05, 2006 Whew! My Trip to Bangkok is finally over. Unfortunately, so is my sembreak. Tomorrow, I get my grades and registration form in the morning. For lunch, I am meeting with my friends from ASLA for our first reunion. On Tuesday, I have my registration for the second semester. I got a really good random number this time. It is somewhere around 30+ if I am not mistaken. Not like I really need a good random number this semester, since the only subject I get to choose is PE. I will probably register for volleyball, which is much more fun and easy than other sports such as running, or basketball, or soccer, or swimming. For the rest of the week I have to do a lot of other things. First, I have to have my two emerging wisdom teeth removed, or else I may have an even more protruding lower jaw than I already have. Second, I have to get my student license, so that I can start driving myself to and from the Ateneo every day. I hope I do not have to undergo a hands-on driving test. I have no idea how to park a car properly whether it be parallel, diagonal, or whatever many ways of parking there are. Third, I have to attend a planning seminar for LITSOC which I believe to be an overnight activity. Which reminds me, I have not been able to establish the two concrete formations events for LITSOC as of yet. I had better get to work on that right away. I like my new layout. I like my old layout too, but for some reason the top part of the blog skin now refuses to load. It was time for me to change the look of my blog anyway, since I have had that same layout for almost half a year now. Recently, my laptop (Luna) has been running at the slowest speed. All the e-books, manga, and music on Luna has been taking up too much of her memory. As a result of this, I erased all of the manga files, and most of the ebooks. And by doing that, I cleared up around 4 gigabytes of space. Now she runs much faster than before, almost as fast as when I first got her as a Christmas gift from my parents last year. Speaking of Christmas, it is fast approaching. Lucky for me, I have been saving up to buy Christmas gifts for my friends. However, after attending ASLA, and becoming a member of Sanggu, my friends have more than doubled. Last year, I tried to save on money by buying Christmas cards for all my friends. I wrote personal letters for all of my close friends. After all, it is the thought, and not the price of the gift which counts. But this year it would be very difficult to write all my friends individual letters again since I already said most of what I wanted to say last year. And it would look corny if I keep giving them cards every time they have a birthday, and every Christmas. Oh well, I have to think of other gifts to give my friends. I have to find something nice and personal, but still something they will like. Think, think, think....think.... Oh! And by the way. I just want you guys to know that the time indicator in my blog is completely screwed up, and I have no idea how to fix it. It is around 11:40 pm right now, so the time indicated below my entry is wrong. FYI lang. =) all the colors so pretty 11:11 p.m. Saturday, October 28, 2006
I'm back from the Ateneo Student Leader's Assembly (ASLA). It was such a fun and insightful learning experience. I'll never forget all the new friends I've made these past five days. I especially will remember my groupmates in the small group, namely Mel, Joanie, Den, Zeus, Faith, and our group facis - Yas and Omi. I learned so much from you guys. You inspired me, and made me believe in my abilities as a leader and as a person. Go HOLY ONES! You guys are the best! _____________________________________________________________________ Other friends who I feel closer with than the rest are Sari who is my very first friend in ASLA, and Chummy who I really enjoy conversing with. Kiddo gave a talk during the assembly, and convinced at least two of my new friends to join. I hope to see Melai and Sassy during our Wednesday GENREV meetings from now on. Among the facis and the core, I would like to thank Kira, Sab, and Nash for being extra nice and caring to me. _____________________________________________________________________ I'd also like to thank my groupmates in the big group. I won't name you guys first, since we're so many and I might unintentionally leave someone out. I really had fun, with you guys especially during the ASLAmazing challenge where I got squashed and dragged under the web thingy, and during the candlelight group sharing where I shared very secret things that you guys should keep as secrets. Go GRIN TEAM! GRIN TEAM Win! =p _____________________________________________________________________ Even if I did not mention you guys here, I really appreciate everything you have done. All of you are great leaders who have inspired me to be the best leader that I can be. Thank you so much, and I LOVE YOU ALL!
all the colors so pretty 1:14 p.m. Monday, October 23, 2006 My thoughts on Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami After reading Murakami's Kafka on the Shore last year, he immediately became one of my favorite authors. And after finishing his novel Norwegian Wood last night, he has officially become my favorite author. I am always fascinated by all the numerous insights the author has about life, death, and every thing in between. The way he expresses these insights through metaphors and symbolisms strikes awe in me as well. At first glance, one may wonder what in the world had possessed Murakami to write a straightforward romance novel. He was doing so well with his complex and serious novels in the past. But once you read the first chapter of the novel, you will realize that it is much more than just a sappy romance story. It is a story that is truly Murakami. In it he talks about how death is not something you can avoid, until it is time (for you to die). Death is a part of everyday life, and it will be with you always. But even if you are aware of the ever presence of death, you can never be ready for the shock, when it happens. Death is something you must bear and suffer with your entire life, but you must not let it take you down. You are still living and breathing, so you must still live life and not wallow in lifelong misery. These are the insights the main character gains as he chooses between Naoko and Midori: two women he both loves; one representing the past, and the other, the present. In the end, he chooses to let go of his past, where he was trapped in a dark well of death and misery. He climbs out of the well, and back into reality. Here a new life awaits him, a new beginning with Midori, the woman who truly loves him. You have to read in order to see the true beauty of Norwegian Wood- a story of passion, love, life, and death. all the colors so pretty 8:09 a.m. Wednesday, October 11, 2006 Finally, I have time to update my blog. I was accepted into the Ateneo Student Leader's Assembly, but I missed our first meeting because my groupmates and I were filming our history video. We put a lot of effort in that, and I think we did a very good job. Hopefully, sir will think so as well. I have to write two more works, excluding an introductory essay for my creative writing portfolio in Sir DM's class. Hopefully, I'll get everything done by this weekend. I also have to start working on my extra work for SA. My situation in French is now hopeless. I am almost sure to get a D for my sheer effort not to fail. Ms. Young told the class to say "Good day!" to the proctor for the oral exams when you go in the room, and to say "Thank you!" afterwards. Thank you in French is "Merci!" However, I was so depressed after my orals that instead of smiling, looking at her in the eye, and giving a sweet "Merci!" I sort of bowed down in utter defeat, and said what sounded more like "MERCY!" Well, it worked! She gave me a D! Hehehehehe! =p all the colors so pretty 9:46 p.m. Thursday, September 21, 2006 Every day is an adventure. You can never know what a new dawn will bring. You might be following your usual routine. You wake up, eat, brush teeth, take a bath, go to school, attend class, and then something happens which you did not expect. You encounter a series of fortunate or unfortunate events (or a mix of both) that just turns your world upside down. These sudden turns in my every day life are what make life worth living, for me. This afternoon, after French class, I dropped by de la Costa to man the LITSOC booksale when I saw that there was a whole new bunch of books being sold. I swiftly scanned the titled spines of the books on display when one of them caught my eye. Under the Tuscan Sun, it read. Doesn't Isel want this book, I wondered. I think I should buy it for her. She's a really good friend of mine, and I owe her 2 birthday gifts already. I get the book, and put it face up facing the buyer's side of the table. I was going to text Karyl to inquire whether Isel already had the book or not when my phone hung on me. I took out the battery, but when I pressed the on button of my phone, it just vibrated while the screen began blinking black and white. As I was preoccupied with the task of getting my phone to work, I did not notice one of the female buyers reading the back of the book, and flipping through its pages. At the precise moment I got my phone to turn on, the girl said "I'll take it," and handed the 25o pesos over to the LITSOCer sitting beside me. Oh no! I thought. I'm doomed! I should have at least reserved the book, or kept it hidden somewhere. Isel wanted this book so much, and I had it literally in the palm of my hand. Wallowing in my misery, I walked over to the buyer's side of the table. Once again looking at the book spines, I tried to see I could find another book in its place. Not a single book could I find to take the place of Under the Tuscan Sun. In Her Shoes looked interesting, but I don't think Isel would have liked it as much. I pouted my head down in dissapointment when I noticed a box of books under the table. At first, all I could see was the Jane Green and Helen Fielding novels. Then, as if a gift from God, I saw the light. I couldn't believe my eyes. It was Under the Tuscan Sun. And that's my own litte adventure for today. I bought the book, and I wrote a dedication in it, for when I give it to Isel tomorrow. =) all the colors so pretty 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 20, 2006 Last Tuesday, my essay was workshopped in Sir DM's class. Nobody (but Yaps) had any problem with the technical aspect of my essay. Instead, they focused on its content. The general comment was that it was written too bluntly. Thus, I sounded like I was bragging for the first half of my essay, and that my parents were really evil and racist during the rest of my essay. I stated during the workshop that I did not make a stand on the issue of whether I agree with the framework my parents have suggested that I follow when it comes to deciding who I will marry. Now, I will explain my side. I should love the woman I wish to marry, and she should love me just as much. This is what is most important to me. Being a guy, I do not find her financial status a big concern since I will be the breadwinner of my family. I will feel most comofrtable marrying someone who is somewhat equal in financial status with my family (a bit higher or a bit lower). I have no problem with marrying a Filipina. However, if I were to choose between two women equal in beauty, personality, financial status, and family background (calling to mind that one of them is Chinese), I will choose to marry the Chinese woman. If I were a Filipino, I would imagine I would choose to marry a Filipina over a woman of any other nationality given that the two women were equal in everything as well. This is of course, just an analogy. I don't think I'll ever be placed in a situation of choosing between 2 completely equal women... I'm not a 2-timer. =P all the colors so pretty 9:23 p.m. Thursday, September 14, 2006 I apologize for not having updated my blog sooner. It just slipped my mind due to all the stress I have gotten from all my academics and extra-curricular activities. Updates are as follows: Sandz, SOH 2nd year Executive Officer has resigned from her position due to problems in academics. SOH 2nd year block representatives were asked to vote among themselves a replacement for her. JC Taruc (2-AB Interdisciplinary Studies), and I (2-BFA Creative Writing...duh=p) were the only ones willing to take the position. JC Taruc, the more handsome (?), more physically fit, more cool (as in soccer varsity) person, won the vote 4-1. I attribute my loss to the fact that I am not good friends with the SOH blockreps from my batch. If it were the entire SOH school board voting, I would have had a much higher chance of winning. However, there is no use in feeling down because I still get to retain my position as the SUPER BLOCKREP of my beloved 2-BFA CW. The older members of the Sanggunian call the the SUPER BLOCKREP because of my extreme dedication to my responsibilities as such. Now, that's cool! =) Our workshop sessions in Sir DM's class have already begun. Sir DM says that he makes it a point to always discuss one of the strongest works first during the workshops he heads. If he means this to be done for all the works as a whole, then Gab, Aila, and Trish are the best writers in our class. If he means this to be done by genre, then they are the best poets in the class. I am so happy that (if indeed he follows his workshop scheme) he considers me to be one of the best (if not the best) creative nonfictionist in the class. Today, he gave the next yet of workshop materials which contained the 4 poems stapled together (not sure if it's all by the same writer), my essay, and another work (not sure if it's a short story, or an essay with dialogue). I asked sir which work we would be discussing first, and to my great delight, he said that we would be discussing my essay first. Of course, this resulted in spontaneous gigling (yes, gigling! NOT laughter...) from everyone in the class except (I believe) Yaps who looked very confused. Apparently (obviously =P) I had given too much clues in my essay as to who was its author. Who else in the class was born in America, comes from a Chinese family, and studied in Xavier School? Nobody, but me of course! =) I really do hope that he thinks my essay is the best among all the essays that were submitted. Although that would mean that it might have been better for me to take creative nonfiction instead of fiction for my writing class next semester. By the way, for those who are interested to know who the writer of the other essay (or short story) is, I sincerely believe it to be Jo's work. So that means her essay may be better than mine...hmm...interesting. =P all the colors so pretty 8:56 p.m. Tuesday, August 29, 2006 I seem to be taking longer and longer to update my blog. Hmm...so what's been happening to me lately. I recently joined ANI or Alay Ni Ignacio, a service organization which teaches public high school students during the summer. It is sort of a college version of the PKK or Para Kay Kiko Summer Program I joined while studying high school in Xavier. There I taught grade 6 students English grammar during the summer. Another interesting thing that happened is that I passed the first deliberations for my application to the ASLA or Ateneo Student Leader's Assembly. There are around 20 of us who made it to the interviews from Ateneo de Manila University alone. I am told that a maximum of 50 students may be accepted from all the Ateneo campuses in the Philippines, although the goal is only to accept the 30 best leaders. It is also interesting to note that my friend (and dream date) Queen Alandy Dy has also made it to the interviews. What is more interesting is the fact that her name is exactly next to mine on the list. Of course, the list IS arranged in alphabetical order. But still, it's a very interesting turn of events. I am quite sure that she will make it into the ASLA. If she does not make it then I have no chance at all of making it either. Oh well, that means there's one spot less for me in the ASLA. Last week, I also listened to the talk on social awareness in which Prince Andrea of Monaco was a special guest. It is just to bad that a group of fan girls/papparatzi invaded the talk, and laughed at his comment on Payatas. The Ateneo even made it to an article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer as a perfect example of why the prince chooses not to "hobnob with the elite," as seen in the article's title. We now have that article posted in one of the whiteboards in the Sanggu room. =p My ASLA interview is tomorrow. Wish me luck, or better yet, pray for me! =) all the colors so pretty 8:35 p.m. Monday, August 21, 2006 The recollection was okay (especially since a certain professor was not there), but the experience made me realize how much I miss the yearly retreats I had during my high school days. By joining Sanngu, LITSOC and Heights instead of a religious organization such as the ACLC (Ateneo Christian Life Community) I deprived myself of time spent alone with God. Thankfully, I still have some form of contact with him and the active Catholic community through GENREV (Generation Revival). I was first introduced to the organization by Isel who invited me to join. I was sitting in the SEC walkway one rainy Wednesday afternoon, moping about my decision to sign up for Heights instead of the ACLC. Not being part of a religious organization was making me very lonely, and recruitment week was over. My opportunity to join any accredited organization had ended. I was going to be lonely lost sheep in the field that was Ateneo for an entire school year. Then, just as all hope seemed to fade away, an angel of God came to sheperd me back to His flock. Isel walked by me, and asked me if I had anything to do. Since I had nothing to do until my mother's class ends at 6pm, I told her this. She invited me to join her organization. Thus, began my involvement in GENREV. I was not very active last year, but I attend the weekly Wedensday meetings as much as possible this time around. all the colors so pretty 8:16 p.m. Thursday, August 17, 2006 Before my history report a few days ago, Cat asks me whether I have a good antivirus protection. I had an updated version of Norton Antivirus Protection, and I told her so. To this she replied that her usb stick (or pen drive as Kaka likes to call it) contains lots of viruses like trojans and stuff like that. Confident in Norton's ability to zap trojans like it did the viruses from the UP Diliman shopping center, I was not the least bit worried. Today, during sir DM's class, I volunteered my laptop to be used by the three reporters: Cat, Karyl, and Dom. Dom reported first, and as she was about to remove her pen drive (it does sound much nicer =p) a warning which said something like "USB cannot be safely removed at this time" appeared. This persisted all throughout the reports, leading to Cat concluding that there was something wrong with my laptop (her name [my laptop's name] is Luna [I love the moon and stars]). Earlier this same day, Cat was narrating to April and I how her laptop was being attacked by a virus. This virus made her laptop reset itself unceasingly every time she turned it on. As a result of this, she plans to reformat her laptop (assuming it stays on long enough). This lead to Cat's having to redo her powerpoint presentation on my laptop, and using it for her report. Later on, in the afternoon, I was in the Sanggu room when I decided to check on my laptop myself. I scanned it for viruses, but Norton could not detect any. However, I inserted my very own pen drive into my laptop. Then I attempted to take it out, but the same warning appeared again. My "USB cannot be safely removed." Luckily, Katrina Luna (my laptop is not named after her =p) read an email about a recent virus plaguing the Ateneo campus. According to her, being unable to remove pen drives the proper way is one of the first symptoms of that virus. Furthermore, as the virus gets worse, it will automatically shut down or restart the laptop. This means that Cat and I have the same virus attacking our laptops, and not even the ever powerful Norton can do anything about it. It is a good thing that the kind technicians in the CTC computer lab can. I asked them where I could find the antivirus, and they told me that they could fix my laptop, and clean my pen drive (which got infected while I was in the Sanggu room) for me. Now, my laptop is virus free, or at least I hope it is. I warned Karyl and Dom about the virus lurking within their pen drives, waiting for the chance to swim through electroning waves into their computers and laptops. Hopefully, they heeded my warning, especially Dom who did not reply to my messages. I also told them, how they can have their pen drives cleansed of the killer virus from hell (hell being the person who created the virus). I told Cat about how I was able to save my laptop too, and I hope that it is not to late to save hers. all the colors so pretty 8:31 p.m. Monday, August 14, 2006 As of now, F stands for French. Yes, I am failing one of my subjects. Why? I am failing because I have not been taking my studies seriously, not only in French, but in all my classes. I need to get my act back together before I completely ruin my academic and extra-currricular life in the Ateneo. I have to aim for the Dean's List, but I may not be able to achieve my goals if I continue on this downwards spiral. I have to raise my French grade to at least a grade of C+. This will be very difficult, but I believe that I can still do it. Other than that, I plan to get a grade of B+ in both Aesthetics and Introduction to Lit and CW, and a grade of B in Theology and SA. My Theology grade is kind of iffy as well, but if I study harder I stand a good chance of getting a good grade even in Sir Crisostomo's class. all the colors so pretty 9:28 p.m. Sunday, August 06, 2006 Happy Birthday to Me! It is now eleven thirty PM, and my 19th birthday is coming to an end. I just recently recieved a surprising flurry of happy birthday text messages from my friends from Sanggu. Gita probably looked at the birthday celebrants list for the month of August, and went 'Oh my gosh! It's Verne's birthday today,' then started passing the good news on to Bea and Sandz (not to be confused with Sandi =D) who then texted me just a few minutes ago. I also got an unexpected greeting from Mr. Sebastian/Mr. Sebs/ Fred Flinstone (he really does look like Fred), my music teacher/Xavier School Glee Club moderator whom I haven't heard from for more than a year. That was really weird...maybe he's trying to get the old choir back together or something.. = p I also received a greeting from Kaka early this morning. =) My birthday lunch in Shakeys was really fun! Almost the whole block ended up coming to my birthday. Other people who were not from the block such as Don (Cor's boyfriend), and Saab's boyfriend (I can't remember his name), and Etienne (former blockmate) came too. It is just too bad that Dom and Kaka (especially Kaka) whom I both invited were not able to come. Don't worry, in a month or two I'll be able to get my non-pro driver's license. Then I'll be able to drive Kaka home, so she'll have no excuse not to attend birthday parties, SOH Kapatiran events, and all other things that happen on Fridays. I just realized how close December is already. Yasmin, my cousin, is going to get married this December 28. It's so exciting! She is going to be the first member of our generation of the Yu side of the family to get married. I have to check whether my barong and black pants still fit me, and I have to buy a new pair of black leather shoes, and a new black belt. I should probably change my eyeglasses to (and have my eyes checked), so I will not be half blind during her wedding. Maybe I should write her a poem, or a note. I think that will mean more to her than if I buy her a wedding gift that would pale in comparison (with regards to monetary value) to the other gifts that her working relatives will give her. The whole Yu family will be having a family reunion this Chrismas and New Year. This is going to be the best Chrismas EVER!!! :D all the colors so pretty 11:32 p.m. Wednesday, August 02, 2006 My birthday is coming this Sunday! Yehey! I'm celebrating it with my blockmates this Friday! Yehey! I'm about to begin my last year as a teenager! Nooooooo! I'm so OLD! I don't want to become an adult yet. I want to watch and sing along to Disney musicals like 'The Little Mermaid' the whole day, like I used to when I was a kid. I want to play all those weird games I used to play with my cousins when we were young. I want to go to Neverneverland and be a kid forever and ever. If only I could turn back time (my favorite song from AQUA)... but I can't so I will just talk about the present. I am celebrating my birthday, once again, in a pizza parlor. I treated my friends to Pizza Hut Last year, and to Shakeys this year. Sandi just celebrated her birthday recently by treating us to Yellow Cab. Yes, we just LOVE pizza! Once again, I have broken my conviction to only invite my closest friends. Thus, I now ended up inviting 20 or so people to my birthday celebration. 1. April, 2. Karyl, 3. Isel, 4. Wed, 5. Nikay, 6. Sasha, 7. Aila, 8. Jev, 9. Sandi, 10. Trish, 11. Cor, 12. Cat, 13. Sam Q, 14. Sam P, 15. Lia, 16. Dom, 17. Zoe, 18. Manny, and last but not the least, 19. Violet I'm sorry, I don't have the money to treat everyone from the block out for lunch. Galit na nga yung mga friends ko sa Sanggu kasi hindi ko sila ililibre eh! =p My parents are not giving me extra money for this, so I'm eating up my budget for the month. I'm excited for my bday party! Weee! See you there! XD all the colors so pretty 8:39 p.m. Tuesday, August 01, 2006 French class today was so fun! For some unexplainable circumstance I was able survive a group game which we had in class. We were divided into 2 groups. Every group member will be asked to make the verb agree with the subject of a phrase one at a time. Every time someone makes a mistake, he or she will be seated. The group with the most members standing at the end of the game will receive a bonus of three points in the long test. Maybe I received some divine intervention, but I was able to answer all the questions asked to me correctly. Everyone was so surprised, including my teacher. At one point, I was only one of three people in my group left standing. Then I was asked a seemingly difficult question which I successfully answered within the 5 second time limit, and got it correct only on my second attempt. My French blockmates were so awe-struck at my unusually excellent performance that they cheered for me, and gave me a very loud round of applause. Unfortunately, my group still lost 3 to 6 (or 7). We also had a dialogue in French. When my teacher was choosing who would be groupmates then and there, she mumbled my name to herself while thinking of who to group me with. Lucky for me, she probably thought of me as someone who suddenly became smart in French because she grouped me with 2 of the better students in class (not to mention two of the pretty students in class =p). I was able to wrap my arms around both of them during our skit (I was sitting in between them and I put my arms around their shoulders), and brag about my being able to sing (J'ai chante la musique!). The class was very happily entertained by that. In fact, I even got a high five from one of the guys in class too...yeah, I was one of the guys today! =p I did very well in the dialogue probably because of my ego boost from the divine intervention earlier. I either got a 9/10 or 10/10. Hopefully, I received the perfect score. Today's French class was the best ever! These are the days when I love French (J'adore Francais!). I wish everyday was like today... =D all the colors so pretty 10:31 p.m. Monday, July 31, 2006 I was able to submit my ASLA application form on time last Friday. For a moment I was afraid that Trace wouldn't be able to give me the recomendation letter I asked her to fill up forme. It is a good thing she gave me the letter on time despite her being super busy with other things. The top 3 favorite 'genres' of literature of the current LITSOC members are fan fiction, graphic novels, and the classics (in no particular order). I have no idea what fan fiction I am going to make them read, as of the moment. Graphic novels will probably predominantly be the ones by Arnold Arre (After Eden, Mythology Class, etc.), and Dean Francis Alfar (Siglo). For the classics, on the other hand, I have too many choices to choose from. These include: 1) Bullet in the Brain by Tobias Wolff (personal choice) 2) A&P by John Updike (personal choice) 3) Lust by Susan Minot (personal choice) 4) The Sisters by James Joyce (suggested by Nikay) 5) Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway (personal choice) 6) The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula le Guin (past reading) 7) The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (past reading) 8) A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (suggested by Tim) 9) The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe (suggested by April) 10) The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe (from LIT class) However, I also want to include Philippine short stories like: 1) The Devil in the Details by Carlos Cortes (from FIL class) 2) Flip Gothic by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard (from FIL class) 3) Character Encoding by Byron Tensor Posadas (from FIL class) 4) Hollow Girl: A Romance by Dean Francis Alfar (suggested by April) 5) The Kite of Stars by Dean Francis Alfar (suggested by April) The choices that I made on my own are from a nonfiction book I am currently reading entitled A Short Story Writer's Companion by Tom Bailey. Do you guys have any suggestions? =) all the colors so pretty 10:08 p.m. Thursday, July 27, 2006 I am very very stressed out. I studied so hard for my French long exam a while ago, but I think that I totally messed it up. I probably got a grade of 'D,' if I am that lucky. I finally finished reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. The ending was as I wanted it to be. Jane returned to and got married with Mr. Rochester. True love prevails! =p I am currently reading Lord of the Flies by William Golding which was lent to me by April. I got lots of comments about how my friends were surprised that I was reading such a disgusting, morbid, and grotesque novel. They said that the scene where they killed Piggy was too much for them to handle. They spoiled the surprise of it all. I have attempted, but I am now too tired to finish the entire novel by tonight. My mental faculties cannot comprehend the text any longer. all the colors so pretty 10:31 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, 2006 These rainy days won't seem to go away. Actually, it only rains a lot during the night. It doesn't rain at much during the day (which is when we go to school), so I believe that there should be school tomorrow. I fear that my sememestral break may be cut one week shorter in order to make up for the school days that were lost during the past few weeks. In other news, I have just watched 'The Lady in the Water' in the Promenade, Greenhills this afternoon. It is a really good movie, but I like 'The Village' more. 'Signs,' of course, I still believe to be M. Night's worst movie. I want to get DVD copies of 'The Sixth Sense' and 'Unbreakable' which are his two most famous works. I think I ought to ask my friends if they have the DVDs. There are only around 50 pages left for me to read before I finally finish the novel 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte. I really hope she chooses Mr. Rochester over Mr. St John. Better to have experienced true love once than to live one's entire life as a lonely martyr devoid of love. It interested me to find out that both 'Jane Eyre' and 'Wuthering Heights' are considered as gothic fiction, and not romantic fiction. Odd, isn't it?! all the colors so pretty 7:48 p.m. Monday, July 24, 2006 Today I got to weigh myself for the first time since I first arrived from Cebu. During my one month trip to Cebu during the summer I was able to gain 7 and a half pounds, thus, raising my weight to 110 pounds. After around a month or so of school, my weight has gone down to 104 and a half. I lost 5 AND A HALF POUNDS!!! I was beginnning to enjoy the comments made my friends that my cheeks got chubbier, and now I am back to being skin and bones. I kinda look like that skeleton named DIEGO in my PE 101 class. Speaking of PE 101, I am quite sure to fail that body fat percentage test. I don't think I have much of that anymore. =P I worked so hard, and suffered through so much, just to gain those precious pounds in Cebu. One week of school, though, and kapoosh!, all my efforts are washed down the drain. Very fast metabolism + STRESS = losing A LOT of weight all the colors so pretty 9:32 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Today I my friend, Yvette, whom I met in the Para Kay Kiko Summer Program (PKK) in which we teach public school students during the month of May. She wanted me to sign-up for the 5th Ateneo Student Leaders Assembly (ALSA). Being very disoriented after a school day when nothing went right for me, I got signed-up and got the application form without giving a second thought to what I was doing. I believe what tempted me to get the form was when Yvette said it was all expense payed, and that there was no application fee. Else, it was because I saw the names of a few people I knew on the list, so I decided to join as well. Apparently the ASLA is a program of the Sanggunian (shocking discovery! O_O). They choose the top 35 of the most passionate, driven, and promising leaders from ALL Ateneo universities nationwide. Let me repeat that again 35 only, from ALL the Ateneos in the Philippines! And I expect them to pick, little ol' me... =p I now have 10 days to accomplish all the requirements stated in the application form. First, I have to provide 5 examples of my most significant leadership roles/responsibilities that I have held for the past three years of my life, or that I am currently holding. Lucky for me, I have an automatic four which I can put on the list. 1) Being a Youth Chrisitian Life Community (YCLC) Core Group Member (3rd year high school) 2) Being a Xavier School Glee Club (GC) Vice President (3rd year high school) 3) Being the Literary Society (LITSOC) Formations Vice President (now!) 4) Being the II-BFA Creative Writing Block Representative (now!) I now have to think of a smaller position I've taken up as a group leader maybe in one of my subjects. I could put my being the beadle for Botany Class and Lit/CW Class, or the assistant/carpool beadle for Filipino class, or the Poetry Editor for Lit Class , or the assistant class adviser during my first year in PKK. I just have to figure out which will be most impressive to them, or which is most important to me. I also have to write 2 essays (200 words maximum each), and I have to make some important person from one of my organizations fill up a recomendation form. For this part, I believe that credentials are a big factor, so I will ask one of the SOH Sanggu members to fill up the form. I am deciding whether to give it to Ina Luna, Gita Luz, or Trace Victorino. Ina, I am sure will fill the form with praise because she thinks very highly of me. However, she hasn't worked with me that much yet. Gita will write good things about me too, and she seems happy with my performance as the deputy of the SOH Launch. However, she also did not work with me personally. Trace worked together with me althroughout the first few weeks of school, so she knows me, and she's in a good position to give an objective assessment of my leadership skills. However, I am positive, but not sure that she will give me a good recomendation. Based on friendship, I am closest with Trace, followed by Ina, then Gita. I will have to give some more thought on this matter before I make a decision. all the colors so pretty 8:52 p.m. Monday, July 17, 2006 The Aesthetics test today was so much easier than I expected it to be, and yet I still do not feel like I did an excellent job. I am very sure that I got at least 75% of the answers correct, but that score is still not proportional to the amount of effort I put into studying for that test. I got a really big headache after the guidance exam a while ago, and I carried that headache with me until the SOH Sanggunian meeting afterwards. By some twist of fate, I am once again working with Trace for one of our upcoming projects, the SOH Kapatiran. She and I are in charge of preparing for the month of December. I actually asked Joel if he wanted to be my partner, since he wanted the month of December. He said no because he wanted to work with JC, so that was fine. Then he suggested out loud, and all of a sudden that I ask Trace. Jori heard it, and so she asked Trace if she wanted to become my deputy. Trace said yes. =) At least, they (Jori and Joel) saved me the effort of asking her myself which I was going to do if Joel said no to my offer. =p We are planning to make it a socially oriented event. Thus, the participating SOH students will be spending an afternoon or morning with less fortunate children. We are planning to tie up with one or more SOA (Socially Oriented Organizations of the Ateneo) for this activity. Afterwards, we will then have a Christmas party in the MVP Roofdeck that same night. She and I are going to make sure the event will be really fun and meaningful. The only thing that worries me is that we have exchanged roles. I am now the head of Kapatiran for the month of December, and Trace is my deputy. I have really big (metaphorically) shoes to fill since Trace is much much better than I am when it comes to planning for events like these, so this responsibility is really putting pressure on me. However, I will not fail! I can do this! It is going to be really fun working with Trace again! I cannot wait till December! =D all the colors so pretty 8:50 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2006 Hmmm...I must be crazy writing a blog entry at a time like this. I've read everything I need to for tomorrow, but I am not quite ready for my aesthetics exam. I find it impossible to memorize all those terms; I'll be lucky to remember 1/4 of them during the test. I still have no idea how to answer the essay question as well. This does not bode well for my grade in tomorrow's exam. I skipped mass today because my DSL isn't working well, and I had to work on my theo groupwork. Ironically, after I finished the whole thing, and after Kaka had to text me her very long 2-points, my DSL started working again. I hate it when that happens! About last Friday, I enjoyed the dinner very much. In place of my closer friends (Tracy, Lai, etc.), I was able to mingle a lot with Gita, Jori, Andrea, and Luis. Ina also made an effort to talk to me- that was really nice of her. I seem to get along with Andrea pretty well. That's nice too! I was also able to buy 3 books from Fully Booked: 1) The Art of Fiction by Ayn Rand (It just magically appeared!) 2) The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (Finally! I bought you!!!) AND 3) The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (new author, just checking her out =p) It's just to bad that I wont be able to read these books for a long time!!! All these readings for school are killing me! BUT, at least there's no more math! =) all the colors so pretty 11:41 p.m. Thursday, July 13, 2006 Today passed by so fast. I spend most of it in front of LUNA doing the magazine for SA. Seeing as I was not editing for a writing class, I did not use the maximum strength of my criticizing/editing abilities. I focused more on trying to layout the pages, and make the cover design of the magazine using my limited knowledge in information design. Alas, I could not figure out how to do it in Adobe Photoshop 7.0, Printshop Deluxe 10, and Adobe Pagemaker 7.0, so I made it in using the good old Powerpoint 2003 (which I am quite skillful at). I hope my groupmates like what I did. I did my very best... =p Tomorrow's gonna be fun! Gita is treating out the SOH officers for dinner in Greenhills, for a job well done. I told my parents I am going to a meeting which is true. What they do not know is that the meeting is going to be a very informal one since some important people cannot attend the event. Maybe I can pass by Fully Booked while I am there. They are having a big sale! All their book prices are 20% off for cash payments, and 15% off for card payments. Books from Fully Booked are really expensive, so this is my chance to get some "bargain" books. I love listening to music from my laptop. I have almost 2 gigabytes worth of songs I like stored in i-Tunes. Now that's heaven! =) all the colors so pretty 9:48 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2006 No classess tomorrow! That means I get more time to prepare the magazine for Sociology and Anthropology class. That means I probably also have to do the rest of the work alone. This includes the editorial, editorial cartoon, layout, printing, editing, title, and cover design of the magazine. That is a lot of work to do for what is supposed to be a break from school. Oh well, that's just life. I have a Sanggunian meeting/outing this Friday night from 7pm till around early Saturday morning in Greenhills. I am so sad because Trace and Lai will not be going. They're my two best buddies from the Sanggunian (Lai from LITSOC as well), and it'll be quite lonely without them. I could talk with Glenda, but she's got lot's of other friends. Ina has Joms; Jori and Gita are close friends. Hmmm...maybe the people I have the most chance of striking up a conversation with will be Aids and Ginny, both of whom I am not sure will be going. Oh well, that's just life. The first recruitment day for unaccredited organizations was a slow start for LITSOC. Only four new members applied, two of which were already expected to apply beforehand. I was able to convince Karz to join, and one of my other friends from the Sanggunian. Joanna has also expressed interest in joining the organization. At least, I'm single-handedly getting people to join. However, no school tomorrow means one less recruitment day. Oh well, that's just life. Why does life have to be so unfair? It's just one setback after another, one dissapointment after the next, a never ending cylce of sadness and suffering. Nothing ever goes exactly the way I want it; things usually don't go my way. Life is one helluva rollercoaster ride that I can't stop. It goes up, down, and around in circles, but I just have to take the punches life throws at me (as mentioned by Cor). That's just life! =D So...Read Lit! Read Life! Bwahahaha! Ang labo koh! =p all the colors so pretty 10:53 p.m. Sunday, July 09, 2006 The SOH Launch was generally a success. The whole place was overpopulated till about eleven thirty that evening, and most of the people who were seated down enjoyed the event a lot. Sorry to those who had to stand up because of the lack of chairs (sorry blockmates!). The first part of the event was a total bummer, most especially during the video presentation of LFC which was both extremely long and boring. I aslo screwed up preparations for the flash presentation of Heights which caused an around ten minute delay for the entire program. The second part of the event, however, was much better. The bands who majority of the people really came to see performed at this time. It's just too bad that almost all of my blockmates left the event by this time, so they weren't able to enjoy the great music by the AMP bands, as well as Stonefree and (most especially) Mojofly. I was put in charge of taking care of the last band of the night, and after the event the guitarist of Mojofly personally thanked me for providing them with food and water. =P I still feel so bad that I forgot to get the autograph of their lead vocalist. Silly, silly me... By the time Mojofly performed, it was already around twelve thirty in the evening. There were so little people left (around 30 all in all), but the band was still happy to perform (unlike that other band...). They played mostly songs from the 80's, and the organizers of the event (that's me!) were able to relax and dance around as we basked in the fruits of all our efforts. That night was filled with so much trouble and distress, but at the end of it all, we were so happy because the event was a big success. Special thanks to the amazing promotions team composed of me, Tracy and Mark! Bwahahaha! Thanks again for Sam P, Sam Q, Cat, April, Sasha, Aila, Nikay, Charz, and Jev (did I miss anyone?!) for attending the event. I am delighted that so much of you dropped by. You guys make me proud to be your block representative! all the colors so pretty 9:58 p.m. Thursday, July 06, 2006 Four words to describe me right now would be that I am completely "stressed out," and "messed up." The SOH Launch has demanded so much of my energy that I have been running on fumes this entire week. Every single one of my teachers has given me this certain look of concern as to how I could be so tired just after three weeks of attending class. My stress has reached new levels today as I almost got bumped by a tricycle while crossing the street. Luckily, Trace, my guardian angel, was there to save me. Just a while before that happened I did something stupid during French class. I asked the guy beside me what his name was (in French), and he told me his name was GM. Then I told the teacher (in French) that his name was GINA. The whole class, including my teacher, laughed as a result of that incident. Other indications of my being "messed up" as a result of being "stressed out" are my abysmal performances in two of my subjects, namely: Sociology and Anthropology, and French class. PE 101 would have been included in the list, but by some miracle I was able to survive the 1-mile run (and finish it in 10 mins and 5 seconds). Now my legs are in extreme pain. This is not a good thing to happen to the technical director (runner) of the SOH Launch. SOH Cool! SOH Fun! SOH dead ako bukas sa SOH Launch! =P Unless maging SOHper Verne ako! Bwahahaha! =P all the colors so pretty 9:06 p.m. Tuesday, July 04, 2006 Just to explain my blog title, "Read Lit. Read Life," this is the main tagline of the Literary Society or LITSOC. We have two other taglines that go something like "Are you a sucker for lit? Join the Litsocers!" (yes, it sound kind of suggestive...and weird), and "Get Lit!" (like the commercial ad that says "Get Milk!"). LITSOC is one of the unaccredited organizations of the Ateneo de Manila University, and membership recruitment is next week. I was offered, and I voluntarily accepted the position of HRVP (Human Resources Head) in the LITSOC execom (executive committe), so I hope that these taglines posted on teasers around the campus will attract literary enthusiasts to register for our organization. Another organization which I am very active in is the Ateneo de Manila University Student Council, better known as the Sanggunian ng Mga Mag-aaral ng Ateneo. I ran for office, and won the position of block representative for my Creative Writing block this year. I needed 50% + 1 vote to win the elections against apathy, and I surprisingly got exactly that. 16 out of 30 people in my block (including me) voted for me. Imagine, I would have lost if I did not vote for myself. Currently, me and my friends/co-officers from the School of Humanities are busy preparing for the SOH Launch which will be held this friday in Katips Bar and Grillery. I joined the promotions staff where I work with/for Tracy Victorino (III- AB Interdisciplinary Studies). Together, we have been spearheading the promotions for the event by posting tarps, posters, standees, etc. about the event all over campus. The magnificent designs for the promotional materials were produced by Mark Gosingtian (II- BFA Information Design). Tracy and I have done so much for the promotions of this event, but honestly, I have so much to thank her for. She did most of the work, and I usually just tagged along with her. I did have to do all the internet work, like waiting up till late at night/early morning to wait for Mark to revise the designs for one week and a half. Oh well, I guess it is just normal for me to be this way since this is my first time experience handling promotions (and being a student council member, for that matter). I have been learning the ropes, and hopefully, I will be ready to head the promotions staff, next time around. I have to find some way to thank her. I should write her a thank you note, or maybe a poem, or something. After all, I am a "creative writer." all the colors so pretty 10:03 p.m. Monday, July 03, 2006 Hi there! I have risen from the ashes like a glorious phoenix, and I am ready to start writing entries again. Hehe, just kidding! Sorry for deleting all of my blogs without warning. I need fresh start, and erasing all of my old blogs seems the best way to do it. I hope to keep you guys entertained with my usual book and movie reviews, and of course, the interesting stories about my everyday life. Have you guys watched 'High School Musical'?! It is a very good movie containing very good music! Disney should make more of those musicals instead of the recent 3D- Pixar animations it has been producing. It is the music of classic Disney movies that magically brings one's imagination to life. There is no point in replacing the Disney musicals in favor of three dimensional visual effects. I still prefer to watch animations like 'Beauty and the Beast', 'The Little Mermaid', and 'Aladin' over ones like 'Finding Nemo', 'Ice Age', and 'Cars' any day. 'The Lakehouse' is another example of a good movie. Its plot may be unrealistic, but one can enjoy the movie better if he or she just keeps an open mind. Welcome the concept of love being able to break the barriers of time and space without question, and feel the magic of love. The movie may not be realistic, but that is why it is called as opposed to a documentary. Movies contain made up stories geared towards entertaining us, so take in whatever the movie wants you to. Only then will you see the beauty and wonder of 'The Lakehouse.' all the colors so pretty 10:22 p.m. |
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