stinking thoughts from MadiE

still here in school.later this afternoon,i have to go to lola's house to commemorate my kuya's pasiyam.yup, he finally decided to rest after fighting his cancer for almost a month.so much things were revealed to us, and yes, it really caught us off-guard. nevertheless, we wish for our kuya's fast and safe trip back to his Creator.=)
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no pr class today.yehey hehehe...

there can be miracles, if you believe...

if there's one thing that our family is holding on to for the past few days, it is our faith. I couldn't say that we have a strong faith with our Creator, but we PUT OUR TRUST TO HIM especially with the situation that confronts us as of the moment.

we never thought that the simple shoulder pain that my older brother has been nursing since august of this year is not as simple as the doctor said when he was rushed to the er some months ago.afterall, the doctor only told him that the reason behind the pain that he's experiencing is because of lamig. we never imagined that this simple lamig that the doctor told my brother is already a symptom of a more serious health problem.

last year, we had our last hepatitis vaccine as well as a hepa test(?). luckily, I, my younger brother and my father was cleared of hepatitis.my older brother was diagnosed as positive.well, not really positive in the sense that he is already suffering from the said health problem but positive in the sense that, the cells that can trigger hepatitis are active. he's aware of that and was reminded by the doctor to refrain from alchol as it may help trigger the active cells to lead to hepatitis. smoking should also be lessened,if not, withdrawn.

but he's just too hard-headed.

he still drank beverages with high content of alcohol.as to the amount of alcohol that he consumed we're not fully aware of, but there are many times that even if he's two or three feet away from you, you could really tell that he just finished his drinking session with his friends because of the smell...and his red eyes as well...

as to the sticks that he consumed every day, we're not really aware of. we just learned from his officemates lately that he can consume a pack everyday. but he insisted that he can only consume half of it.

and so, two mondays ago he was rushed again to the hospital, this time he's complaining about stomach pain i guess. that day, he was sent home because the doctor found no reason to confine him in the hospital. but later that night, he was back again at medical city's er for the second time that day, and was finally told that he needs to be observed.

turns out that the simple pain that he's experiencing is already a symptom of a more serious health problem. the result of his x-ray said that there's a 6cm lump found in his liver; the ct scan result said that it is not 6cm but 18cm! the series of tests that he underwent resulted to one conclusion- almost 3/4 of his liver is damaged...and the lump found...well, let's just say that the result was very serious for our family to handle.let's just say that the result was suggesting that the patient should undergo a chemotheraphy...

that's it. that's the reality.a bitter pill to swallow, indeed.

but we're not giving up, of course. this whole process that we're going through maybe very painful. but as my mom optimistically said, sususgal tayo. yung iba nga dyan na masasamang tao na may cancer gumagaling eh.

yes, we're playing the field. yes, we're taking our risks. yes, we're taking our chances...little chance, as my mother also puts it. money won't be an issue.yes, we're not really a well-to-do family ( again quoting my mom: buti sana kung avp na ko e kaso a.m palang ako), but what's spending almost a six-digit amount if that's the only way to save a life?

hopefully, we can get through this. hopefully, my brother can surpass this.it's indeed heart-breaking everytime you see a family member suffering from pain or serious illness.but WE BELIEVE IN HIM. WE'RE KEEPING OUR FAITH IN HIM.OUR FAITH IN HIM IS ALL THAT WE'VE GOT.

and as i end this entry, i do hope that if anyone gets to read this, please please please include my brother's recovery and safety in your daily prayers.please...thank you.

 

 

iba't-iba ang klase ng tao sa mundo...

may mga mabait, medyo mabait,nagbabait-baitan o nasiraan na ng bait.

may mga masama,di gaanong kasamaan ang pag-uugali,o sumama na lang ang pag-uugali dahil sa mga nangyari sa kanyang buhay.

may mga taong natural
may mga taong nagpapangap.


may mga taong palagi gusto sila ang bida. yung tipong the world revolves around them.
pero hindi naman pwede yung ganoong attitude dito sa mundo. pare-parehas lang naman tayo na may "karapatan" dito sa mundo na mabuhay.

siguro sa ibang aspeto ng buhay, lamang kayo. mayaman kayo, maganda ang buhay ninyo dyan sa ibang bansa. pero wala naman kayong karapatan na itaas ang sarili ninyo. kanino ba kayo lumalapit upang humihingi ng NAPAKALAKI AT IMPORTANTENG pabor?hmmm...

kayo din, akala ninyo kung sino na kayong mataas.e kanino din ba kayo lumalapit para humingi ng mga pabor hindi ba?hmm.... mga ingrata.OO, kung ako ang tatanungin. akala mo kung sino. hindi pa man ganoon kayaman, sobra na ang hangin na pumasok sa ulo.pwe!nakakahiya kayo.
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i really don't care nor envy people who always play the "starring role." it's not my thing.i'm perfectly and happily contented with my "cameo roles" because i think it's really not important to always be the STAR OF THE SHOW you began owning, but actually, you do not.

my mother always emphasized to us the importance of being not too self-centered and the value of "pakikisama" as one of the most important things that we should learn as a person. Hindi lang sa'yo umiikot ang mundo. According to her, it's us who should adjust to the demands of the MAJORITY and not the other way around.

slowly,i realized what she meant by the saying Hindi lang sa'yo umiikot ang mundo.

HIndi lang sa'yo umiikot ang mundo.madaming tao sa mundo at ang isang nilalang ay mas maliit pa sa alikabok kung kaya't maling umaasa na titigil ang pagikot ng mundo kapag may mga tao na hindi napagbibigyan o nakukuha ang gusto nila.

HIndi lang sa'yo umiikot ang mundo.madaming tao sa mundo at ang isang nilalang ay mas maliit pa sa alikabok kung kaya't maling umaasa na ituturing kang diyos o diyosa ng mga taong sa paningin mo ay mas mababa sa'yo.

HIndi lang sa'yo umiikot ang mundo.madaming tao sa mundo at ang isang nilalang ay mas maliit pa sa alikabok kung kaya't maling umaasa na ikaw ang pinakamagaling dahil lahat tayo may angking kagalingan na itinatago.

HIndi lang sa inyo umiikot ang mundo.madaming tao sa mundo at ang mga tulad ninyo ay katulad din namin. Tayo'y mga nilalang lamang na kung tutuuisn ay mas maliit pa sa alikabok at dahil dito, hindi makakatulong o makakabuti ang pagpapataasan ng ihi.

Hindi sa iisang tao umiikot ang mundo.Umiikot ang mundo para sa lahat. kaya nga bilog ang mundo e para lahat tayo mayroong pagkakataon na maging bida.

people are raised in different ways...in different environments...in different perspectives. That's reality. And i believe this is the reason why people act(or chose to) differently in particular circumstances.

i don't blame, as much as i try to, people who act unaccordingly of their age for the simple reason that all of us have our immature sides, first and foremost.credit those people who doesn't practice "religiously" their childish and unreasonable side. and to those who act as if the whole world will come into chaos once they failed to get what they want?Pray for them lol.

but seriously,the less matured persons in this world should at least learn how to grow up. really, it's not cute but rather irritating. the world doesn't need people who are sooo dramatic in life. it's enough that the media constantly feed us with the likes of Natutulog ba ang Diyos or Impostora . Don't burden the people around you because of such attitude. We all have our flaws, we all have our own "dramtic moments" but don't stay in the limelight for too long.Grow up and live, at least try to, according to your age.

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my head ached terribly!waaah!aside from that, i'm nursing a cough and colds just this morning.sad=( my body aches a bit too.hay... nagkakasakit pala ang katulad ko lol

haven't updated my blog for quite some time wahahaha....neglected mode na naman ang blog ko hahaha

anyway, i'll put my thoughts in writing if i'll find time again.sa ngayon, just for the sake of updating na lang muna kasi september na, la pa akong entry wahaha senseless talaga hahaha

kung anu-anu nangyari for the last couple of days. wala lang....

crap. i'll promise to make a decent entry.
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bitterness mode pala ako since last week
* talo ust sa admu with just a point...we watched it live pa naman and for the first time we were able to drag anne,dj,judy,and kristine to watch with us
*got a 1.75 in my prelim exam in filjrn...paano ba sumulat ng "straight news" in fil?!
*the mind-boggling exam in lrt
*as usual, my senseless report in litcrit.wahahahaha ang gulo ko talaga magreport tsk!why didn't i have the talent of speaking in front of the people ba!amp!
*the result of my exam in broadjrn.hay....but i wouldn't take the risk tsaka isa pa, ang sakit sa (read:) KAMAY yung exam!ang daming dapat isulat
* the insensitivity issue!potek talaga!(hahahaha affected masyado?!)

It’s back to school mode tomorrow. After two weeks of experiencing heavy rains, strong winds, and waist-level floods (or whatever part of the body), classes are back to normal once more. Well, at least for the “normal” students who go to school five times a week, classes resumed last monday compared to a student like me who only attends classes thrice a week(that’s our schedule this semester), school will recommence tomorrow…at 9:00 A.M.!

Of course, suspension of classes is something worth-celebrating, if not very much anticipated every time a single raindrop falls on the ground, for students like me. In my case for example, the scheduled preliminary examination in our taxation class(which required us to read I think ten or less cases, aside from reading the first 50 pages of Hector De Leon’s book) was postponed and luckily, the postponement will give me time to study again(that is, if laziness won’t struck me hahaha). The submission of our prelim story in our specialized writing class was due next Friday instead of tomorrow. See?hehehe talking about “blessing in disguise?”

And of course, the two-week vacation(and I really used the word vacation hahaha!) allowed me to sleeeeeeeep and just bum around. Yes, for two weeks, I’ve been unproductive, and though it feels good to just enjoy doing nothing, the fact is, so much time has been wasted already. And because of that, cramming in studying or accomplishing a deadline is very predictable. Well, that’s how a student lives-enjoy first then cram afterwards. Hahaha
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still uncertain if I’ll get the “blessing” of mommy to attend the acquaintance party in Pasay city (bakit kasi sa Pasay pa!). I earlier told her I wouldn’t go. Actually, even if I’m not really into those social gathering stuffs, I really really want to go there. As most of my friends and classmates said, Last year na naten ito . Seems like this last year na naten ito stuff has been haunting each senior in the batch. The reason behind why I told my mother that I wouldn’t go is because I already KNOW the answer-it’s a NO!

NO.NO.NO.NO….

NO because no one will fetch me anymore unlike the previous acquaintance parties I’ve attended. Daddy’s already out of the country since April and mommy’s driving is a C-satisfactory, that is. So I don’t know what the hell will happen to me. I’m pretty sure that if only someone will fetch me and bring me home, there would be no problem.

Over-night stay? How I wish my mom is open to that idea. Sadly, she isn’t.

Yes, the dilemma is: to go or not to go...bow

Finally, after days of ignoring my text messages, I was able to interview coach Jojo Arce of the UST Judo team a while ago. Actually, I somehow expected that there’s a possibility that the interview wouldn’t push through again. Why? He doesn’t make any effort to at least acknowledge one of my text messages. In fact, before I left the house, I was somehow uncertain if I should go to school ahead of our 4pm examination simply because when I texted him to remind my appointment with him, there was not even a single response from him..and yes, until the time I was able to see him personally, wala talaga. At kamusta namang nagjoke pa siya

Me(while holding and listening to my recorder): Sir, ako po yung magiinterview sa inyo ngayon.
Him: ah, ikaw ba si maja?
Me: sir, madie po
Him: Si maja yung nagtext sa akin e. Maja Salvador…from journ daw
Me: sir, artista po yun.

potek!nakuha pang makipagburuan ang matandang yun! if he only knew how much I hated him! I was asking for a favor from him for how many days and yet a simply reply, he can’t give, considering that he’s son is also a journalism student(according to shelly) so dib a, may idea siya dapat gaano kahirap yun!hmmmmp!

Segue: we had our written prelim exam in our ethics class a while ago. Waaaah! I need a miracle to pass the exam. The questions are hard…or maybe, I didn’t study that much that’s why. Hmmm…I really don’t know, I think it’s more of the latter hehe I wish myself a big goodluck! Hay….

So anyways, the interview went fine naman. Medyo natanga lang ako at naimpress when I found out that he stirred the judo team for seven consecutive championships—whoah!mas malupit pa yun sa 4-peat ni Aric del Rosario (basketball) at August Sta. Maria (volleyball). So, ayun, okay lang though medyo disappointing siya, honestly speaking. I don’t know pero his answers are not exact…yung tipong may parang tinatago ba. Tska there’s a question na sobrang simple and yet he can’t answer it very well so I have to repeat the question for me to get an answer…hay. I should be positive that I can make a good article out of my interview. Kaya ko ito!^_^

Also, I was able to interview the captain of Judo team. Stephen Gerena. Too bad, I wasn’t able to record the interview. ANG TANGA-TANGA ko!hmp!

Some of the members whom I was able to talk to are friendly. in fact, there’s this guy na nagulat ako na member siya ng judo team kasi doon lang ako nakakita ng judo player na mahaba ang buhok at may goatee pa…asteeg haha pwede siyang member ng isang banda haha…so ayun, siya yung pinakamadaldal at makulit sa kanila actually. Ang cute pa nung reaction niya when I told him na the theme of our sports mag is about the other events in UAAP where ust team is triumphant, and yet they were not recognized because the limelight is always in the men’s basketball team. “gusto ko yan, gusto ko yan,” he said. Pero ayaw naman niya magpainterview-TOINK!umeepal lang hahaha

Waaaaaaaaaah!i don’t know how to end this crappy entry hahahaha..

Wait…

After the exam, we accompanied dj and shelly sa may gym to look for dj’s possible prospect for interview or any news concerning the women’s basketball. Ayon, ok naman na ata e since he and dez will cover the game tomorrow..ayiheee(kilig*kilig*kilig).

Dez and I tried the calamares in P. Noval. I thought manong sells fishball so I told dez I want to eat fishball since it’s been a loooooooong while since the last time I ate one. But when we went to the cart, ayun, calamares pala hahahahaha medyo nagdadalawang isip ako kasi baka hindi masarap, naman!ang sarap sarap talaga hehehe…

After that, cerealicious naman hehehe….

At eto ang kwento sa araw na ito….BOW

nakakinis naman!tsk

napakainconsiderate ng mga tao!

hay...paano na lang yun kaya?tsk

with 1:43minutes left in the final canto, UST made an amazing 10-0 run that sent the game into overtime...and finally,a big WIN over DLSU after eight loooooooooooong years

wuhoooo!sarap manuod kahapon=)

dez, shelly, and me was able to catch the 4pm showdown between two teams who once became rivals back in the 1990s(but of course not as classic as the dlsu-admu rivalry). wuhooo!straight from our broadjourn exam e, go straight kame sa ticket booth to buy our tickets yehey!anne and judy was supposed to go with us since there were plans of watching a uaap game in our last year in UST(tapos, host pa kasi), but they have other plans in mind.so ayun, kaming tatlo na lang.

it was a dlsu show all throughout the game. but amazingly, the tigers wiped the 10-point deficit in just 1:43 minutes.

ang galing lang talaga grabeh!^_^

i think it was one of the most painful games for dlsu, the other one being beaten by its nemesis by only three points, who seemed to be jubilant because of the "supposed-safe lead." kahit sino naman sigurong team di ba, medyo complacent na kapag nakita mong down by 10points ang kalaban mo with less than two minutes left.

and knowing the dlsu squad, they can really run, shoot, and defend.and yes, they have the championships under their belts to boast of(pero sympre ulit, dahil thomasian ako at magiging bias ako, mas madami pa din championships ang ust hehe).i wasn't able to see the rebounding stats but from what i've seen yesterday during the regulation period, sobrang bantay at boxing-out ang ginagawa ng big men ng dlsu over jhervy cruz. parang nakakaawa nga siya e kasi halos siya lang ang nagrerebound, tapos sobrang binabantayan pa siya.but JHERVY is really a monster.grabeh, may isang incident doon na i think three archers are going against him for the rebound but he managed to get it.sobra!halimaw!mvp material talaga!

and don't forget FRANZ PUMAREN. he stirred the archers to many championships di ba?that's how good he is(i don't like him though haha) so i was surprised that his boys wasn't able to convert during the last 1:43minutes.hmmm...siguro nangarag na din at nabulaga sa mga pangyayari.

BULAGA!

Khasim Mirza is really stepping-up and has been consistent in the last five games i think, scoring double-digits.he was one of those who sparked the 10-0 run by UST.and yes, he also forced a dlsu turn-over after scrambling with the ball against the injured main man JV Casio, and that turnover was luckily converted by the tigers.

espiritu's trip to the basked trimmed the 12-point deficit just to 10(1:43minutes) before the tigers had their shooting spree. ang galing lang talaga!

credit also ababou's crucial three-point shot.and japs's not fouling out was worth-celebrating. he may missed all his freethrows but just see how he created beautiful plays for his teammates.kahit ako dati ayaw ko sa kanya kasi dati hindi siya magaling at dinadaan lang sa bilis, but he really improved his game and how he should control the game.nagmature siya.pero nakakatuwa lang talaga yung free-throws niya hahahahaha source of entertainment ng audience talaga hehehe

hmmm...hehehe the main-men stepped up during yesterday's game.and LADYLUCK sided the tigers...now you know why the tigers won=)

go uste go uste go uste go go go go^_^

excess:
ang cute nung wave nung ust crowd kahapon hehehe we had fun yelling the famous go uste chant yehey hahaha.hmm...

at kamusta naman ang dlsu chants-d---ls---u animo la salle hekhek at yung may sisbumba pa hehehe nakakatuwa.

pero kabog yung (drum)go la salle(trumpet/drums) go la salle (trumpet/drums)go la salle la salle la salle...sabi nga ni dez, happy fiesta ehehehe^_^

"Bakit ako pinag-aaksayahan mo ng oras mo?"


kaboom!hahahahaha

magtatanong pa e, tumahimik ka na nga lang kasi haha

i find it silly for the department of education to put the blame on PAGASA for not "making an immediate announcement of suspending classes" last wednesday. according to gma 7's 24 oras, deped pointed out that the reason why the declaration of suspension of classes was delayed(as always!)is because PAGASA noticed them that the weather wouldn't be that bad after all for that day.at least, that's PAGASA's weather FORECAST...and let me emphasize the word FORECAST!

FORECAST.predict.estimate.anticipate.guess.

see my point?

now, i believe that the duty or concern of pagasa is mainly to update or caution us of the possible weather conditions in the country, especially if there's a tropical depression or storm.

and deped?

Department of education, right?hmmm...

EDUCATION.learning.instruction.schooling.

education=schooling=students!

get my point?

with regard to the declaration of whether classes should be suspended or not, i think pagasa should not be blamed for being always the "cause of delay" because they rely only with the instruments that they used to be able to determine our weather. and by the way, what do we learned of weather back in our gradeschool days?it's changing, right?it's not temporary, climate is.

so i think that it is deped (and will always be)to be blamed for the delay of such announcements. one of their functions is to oversee the situation of the students, right?they should always bear in mind that such declaration should not come with PAGASA.it's not their function to declare the suspension of classes, although they lay all possible options for deped.

hay turuan kasi ng turuan eh.napeperwisyo tuloy yung mga estudyante at magulang.tsk.mabuti na lang wala talagang pasok sa UST noong miyerkules. kapistahan kasi ng patrong Santo Domingo.

segue: oh, how i miss singing the song in honor of St. Dominic hehehe we we're taught a song kasi and we sang it during his feast day. (sings)
Amang Santo Domingo, na kabanal-banalan
ilaw ka sa sandaigdigan, ipinagdiriwang
iyong kadakilaan halimbawa ng buhay
sugo ka ng Poong Diyos
gabay nameng tanglaw

wahaha don't be surprised if i still remember that song.naman!since gradeschool we're singing this song much to the delight of the Dominican sisters hahaha

going back, i think it's time for deped not to pinpoint on other sectors or institutions. it's their fault for always having lapses in their judgements especially in terms of suspending classes in the middle of a rainy, windy, and FLOODY day. they should know better.

forget the reason behind declaring storm signal number 1,2, or 3 and what particular levels should or shouldn't hold classes. isn't it enough for deped to consider the high-waist level of flood in a certain place as basis for suspending classes to spare students of possible illness or ailments that they might acquire, should they decide to cross from one point to the other bravely?
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gotta read later the uploaded powerpoints...prelims on broadjourn is tomorrow.hay....

just as i thought that there's nothing "worth while" to do,i was very very wrong!so here i am, somehow cramming to download via youtube the video of chomsky and foucault's debate which will be used(?) for tomorrow's discussion in our ethics class.waah!i'm soooooooo sleepy na.hay=(
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currently chatting with my long lost(or should i say wandering)best friend. so she's here in our hometown pala.ayun, i really missed her.things have changed, that's a fact that i have already (and forcibly) accepted since we parted ways in hs.so ayun, glad na somehow e may konting updates pa din kame with each other.

hay tinatamad na talaga ako pumasok tsk

IT'S HARD TO EXIST IN AN ENVIRONMENT YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH...

BUT IT'S HARDER TO LIVE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH THE PEOPLE YOU "THINK" YOU "KNOW VERY WELL" BUT ACTUALLY, THEY'RE ALSO ONE OF THOSE PASSERS-BY YOU USUALLY ENCOUNTER EVERYDAY...


and this is why it's hard to live in this world where each one is a stranger to each one...


and true friends who stabs you in front, as the saying goes, is very rare to find.

I've met and continuously meet different kinds of people-some are there to please you, while others find pleasure in pissing you off.some will patiently hear all your blah blahs while some will just ignore those stuffs that you're talking about.some are kind while some are devilish, both in actions and words.

segue: the funny thing about this entry is that i tried to post it twice already but every time i'm done with it, certain mishaps happen the reason why this entry was delayed for almost three weeks, i guess. hehehe. i can still remember the first time i made this entry, i was very pissed with no particular reason at all..weird isn't it?hehehe

Below is my list of the top five people i hate:

5. the AIR-ies
-they are grouped into two: the know-it-all kids and the pretenders.
* know-it-all kids are those endowed with "superior intelligence." what actually pisses me off with these kind of people is the fact that their "intelligence" really gets into their heads!since they are "geniuses," most of the time, they do not accept other people's suggestions because of the "mediocracy" of ideas coming from the average people.there's nothing wrong actually with being too brainy.it's a blessing, a wonderful gift that only few people possess(if we are to speak really of "intelligence") but one negative effect of being too intelligent is the possibility of belittling other people's ideas, which should not be the case.
* pretenders. from the word itself, to pretend meaning to portray something which is not true or to make-believe. what is irritating about these people is the fact that they act very arrogantly because of their own thinking that they are "superior" or they are of the same level like the "know-it-all" peeps although they're really not.

4. the user-friendly
-a.k.a the parasites. in school, for instance, there are people who only becomes friendly or approaches a person (whom they really dislike and will never ever like no matter what) for two things only: one, to copy an assignment; and two, to ask for a piece of paper AND THAT'S IT!sometimes, user-friendly people even forgot to say the magic word:thank youtsktsktsk...disappointing isn't it?well, here's the worse news: USER-FRIENDLY PEOPLE ARE EVERYWHERE so beware!

3.the feelers
-pretty much the same like the AIR-ies. some of the feelers' heads are the size of a baseball while there are those whose heads have the same diameter of a hot air balloon(now, i know it's exaggerated but don't you just sometimes love exaggerating things;p)! while the know-it-all peeps think of themselves as highly-intelligent people, most of the feelers regard themselves as the most beautiful creature in the world.

yung tipong nakangiti lang sa'yo yung katabi mo sa jeep, feel na feel mo na ang ganda-ganda mo or nakangiti lang sa'yo yung isang babae, feeling mo na e type ka niya.duh!for all you know, kaya pala nakangiti yung katabi mo sa jeep e dahil nakalabas na yung matigas na kulangot mo(gross!) o kaya yung pagtingin sa'yo ng isang girl e dahil yung pants na suot mo e aksidenteng nasunog ng maid ninyo at hindi pinaalam dahil sa takot na masitante siya!

2.the liars
-who likes them anyway?* one eyebrow raised*

1. BRAGGERS!
-yes,they're actually at the top of my list!braggers are very annoying. believe me!i think not even the person with the longest patience can tolerate their "bragging session" over and over again.what is sooooo irritating with them is the fact that keep on talking many non-sense blah blahs. i think the bottom line behind all these gibberish talk is for to be PRAISED and ENVIED both at the same time.

WHATEVER!

there i have it, my own list of the five people i hate.although i'm no Pontius Pilate to say that i'm the kindest person in the world and that i deserve a halo in my head and white wings at my back.sure, i maybe one of those jerks at some point, but rest assured that i don't act like one MOST OF THE TIME. =)

as journalism students, we are constantly being reminded by our professors the importance of READING. how can you write something if you don't know nothing?how can you know something if you don't read?.

well, they really have a point in there.
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waah!this whole idea of "read Hector S. De Leon's book or else you'll get a lousy 60 in your recitation" is somehow driving me nuts!huhuhuhuhu...u don't know if i'm an "illiterate reader" or what, but it's just that his explanations, simple as it may look, is too incomprehensible for me!poor me...
nakakapagod ng mgabasa ng libro niya...andyan yung 1987 Philippine Constitution at ngaun naman, yung Fundamentals of Taxation!kamusta naman ang definition niya ng taxation: Taxation is the act of laying a tax...anu daw?!

to make matters worst, aside from struggling to understand De Leon, we have a recitation every meeting(i guess) in our lrt class to "measure how much we have absorbed the things that he said." kamusta naman yun, pinabasa na agad sa amin yung next 20 pages e hindi pa nga nadidiscuss masyado yung huling pinarecite niya...at nasa page 12 pa lang yun!

hay, where in the world can i buy a drug that can cure the "illiterate-ness reader" that i am so that i could understand what the guy's trying to explain.

and wait.there's also the readings in lit crit...the elegy of canon is very alienating!though the essay on feminism is not that alienating like the former.

tons of readings were also assigned to us in our fil jrn class over the weekend...


wala na bang magdadagdag pa ng mas makakapal na babasahin?

siguro nga we need to read many things to be able to write things...

even though we don't fully understand what they're trying to say,well of course except if our professors are kind enough to EXPLAIN CLEARLY the texts... sige lang basa lang, kahit feeling mo na nakasulat ang binabasa mo sa Pilipino e parang Arabo ang pagkakasulat sa iyo kasi nga di mo naiintindihan.

hay...nakakatamad pumasok...6-9pm lang ang class ko today...taxation pa, ang malas!

kelangan basahin ulet yung taxation, mahirap na baka matawag huhuhuhu

schoolworks na naman...

readings here and there...the worst part is, no matter how hard you try to understand what the readings are trying to say, YOU JUST CAN'T COMPREHEND IT! ano pang pingkaiba ko sa mga iliterate na tao kung hindi ko naman din pala naiintindiha ang binabasa ko?

hay...hirap...ang hirap maging tanga=(

ang hirap maging estudyante=(
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ang init tsk

i forgot to post this important entry.well, at least for me, it is.

dez and i just finished our internship with the 24(?)-year-old magazine, Woman Today Asia. We're very glad that our works were considered for publication hahaha!Sobrang saya lang talaga at fulfilling na makita mo yung article na ginawa with your byline on it hehehe...

though siyempre mas maganda pa din na makita mo yung name mo sa major broadsheets hehe...wala lang=)

hearing my classmates and friends' experiences (not to mention the "benefits" that they got) in their respective ojt made me really envious and feel a LOSER.aside from the fact that they were assigned in a more challenging and exciting beat, they were able to really taste what it's really like to be media men...reporters...JOURNALISTS.waaah!

my internship in congress was really not exciting as i expected it to be.while some of them are busy attending coverages, interviewing people (from generals to victims of a bus robbery),or find their own "scoop," there i was together with arene, sitting in front of the "antiquated" computer, 90% of our time spent doing NOTHING. sobrang boring di ba? di ka na nga nakapagcover ng event e puro press release ang ginagawa mo araw-araw. while our trainer is kind enough to check our works, most of the time he failed to do so because he's busy finding a wi-fi connection.but at least we're lucky enough that if he has enough time, he would really teach us the how-to's of news writing.

so that's how my internship went. we'll go to congress at around 1 or two for three or four days, rewrite a pr release, pass it to our trainer, and wait for 4 or 5pm to call it a "day". what can you say?

flashback:
as promised, arene and i went back to congress just to observe a "typical session day" last monday. Major disappointment befell us once more because session starts in the afternoon.by the way, we were able to experience our first and last taste of a press briefing while waiting for our trainer who came 2hours late. the first one was that of a group called "batasan five" and then after 30mins or an hour, that of rep. etta rosales.i felt sorry for rosales, the reporters inside the press office seemed to ignore her.but i like the bill that she's pushing-the Marcos compensation bill, i'm not really sure if that's the exact name. basta from what i understood, once this bill is passed into a law, the ones who will benefit are the victims during Marcos's reign. I think there's a P10M(B?)budget allocated for the victims e.though i'm not convinced of etta rosales's claim that passing this bill into a law will give the Filipinos an assurance that the military can no longer harass or opress the people. that's very impossible. as long as there are opportunists and abusers of power in the military, it's not safe to conclude right away that it will "protect the people". Why, it's even written in our constitution the rights of the people (bill of rights, article 3)and yet what happened?

that day also, the house is expected to make its final decision on the bill regarding the lowering of the prices of medicine that will surely benfit the people.in fact, there a number of people who were wearing a black shirt with a print, i'm not sure nor remember what it says, but they are obviously there to support and witness the THIRD AND FINAL READING of that bill.too bad, i think until yesterday, the bill was not yet passed because they failed to get the required number to have a quorum. kamusta naman ang konti talaga ng dumating!imposible talaga ang quorum nung monday kasi wala na nga ata sila sa kalahati tapos for sure may mga kontra pa dun sa bill na yun!tsk talaga.

what else?the detained ka bel was permitted to attend the session from 3-7pm only last monday. arene and i were able to witness his delivery of his privilege speech(?).actually, he was even given another 10minutes by the one in charge(probably the majority floor leader, Prospero Nograles nga ba un?), but we decided to go home instead.

so that's it. the experience was somehow thrilling.you get to see congressmen (alan peter cayetano was infact, steps away from where we are sitting.he was polite enough to drop by and greet some of the reporters inside the press office) and how they figuratively and literally "sit" their butts off on their seats, a "calm(?) confrontation" between a politician and a reporter,
listen to the many blahblahs of these "representatives," witness how an ordinary spectator fell asleep while session is on-going, almost experience the same thing=), and prove to yourself why many politicians really doesn't deserve to be in that post...and yet people trust them! bwiset!
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defensor and recto already conceded. pichay said there's no need for a public announcement regarding his acceptance of defeat defensor and recto-style,saying that he was never really that close to making it to the top12
because he's been a consistent 16th placer.

i'm strongly convinced that migs zubiri deserves a seat in the senate.he's really a hard-working lawmaker.i think everybody will agree with me when i say that he's the BEST REPLACEMENT for a revilla and lapid..hehe i just hope he'll gather enough votes to snatch the contested 12th place against pimentel whom i think will only emphasize over and over again that he's the bar topnotcher during the 90s but will only do nothing.

i just realized that i'm abandoning my lj for the past weeks hehe..just too lazy to update, sobra.As a result, ayan wala tuloy akong maupdate halos.but i'll try my best to remember some things hehe...

*i was able to see spiderman3 with dez and djhay.actually, i shouldn't be going with them but since dez told her mom that she'll watch the movie with ME , e di cge panindigan na namang kasama na talga ako this time hehe.so aun, i wouldn't further comment or rate on the movie kasi i'm sure many people already did the commenting and/or rating. bottom line is:the effects are great and the story is so-so, at least for me.but i do enjoy the film.

*dez and i made a collab article for woman today asia about julia robert's niece, emma roberts. we're totally clueless who's this emma roberts is, but luckily we were able to finish and submit the article before our deadline hehe...

*failed to vote last election!i thought the precints open at 8am!bwiset!

*and we met out "sleeping trainer for the day" at deped that same day!badtrip siya talaga!

*so aun, had our last ojt day on the 22nd.honestly, even though our routine is very boring inside the press office, nakakamiss din pala talaga.hehe...

*went to star office last friday for our certificate. ms. joy asked us to leave our evaluation form and told us to be get our certificates on tuesday(yesterday) since ms. marichu wasn't around that time hehe

*and so we went back yesterday..full of hopes...and went home empty-handed and frustrated haha assuming kasi badtrip talaga!

*was able to met with some hs friends and saw some batchmates also last friday din..hehehe pero the the best yung fx ride because of lele's chikas hahaha

*aun met with skae and niel yesterday...nakakakapnibago si niel hahaha...and i was surprised they're now "bezis" hahaha cmon!parang david and goliath lang silang dalawa hahaha

*last saturday din pala, we went to nick's kids choice award...hay grabeh wala naman kmeng napala doon sobra!may press kit nga, e hinati pa samen yung isa, cmon!wala pang free food man lang tsk.i felt bad for dez kasi she's really excited pa naman e so aun..hehe

THANK YOU

...there are certain things and people that i need to thank yesterday for making me happy despite our(me, dez, arene,and jade) "crushed hopes". so ayun, thank you because...

1. all of you made me feel that i'm worthy of your trust...
2. i felt the assurance that though certain things changed between us because things really have to turn out this way, we're still there for each other although not very often...we're still the same old people, after almost seven years of knowing each other=)
3. all of you made me smile...actually not just smile, but happy.
4. and in some ways, i was also able to make you smile and happy.
5.lastly, i want to thank all of you for simply having the chance of knowing all of you...


hahaha..kung sino man kayo, salamat talaga for making my night wonderful=)