TGIF?

Done with my lunch, went to Schoolman to photocopy stuffs for next week's final exam, checked my blog, read posts and made comments, fed my cyborg pets -- fishee and doggie -- and said hi to my three colorful parrots which never ever leave my blog.

I still have a lot of things to do -- finish editing and writing my column, go downtown to buy some *etchos*, meet a friend, encode my module in Ed8, stay in the city 'til 7PM for a meeting with a campus journalism adviser from Jimalalud, a two-hour drive from Dumaguete, research and study for my lecture tomorrow (about campus journalism again), and go home before 9PM to watch a neat movie. I hope I can do it all. Anyway, I took my "more energy, mas happy" vitamins so I think I can do these all in half a day. So help me God!

Before I sign off, here are two jokesters I received from my phone earlier this afternoon. Sa makasabot ra :)

Rant 1----

kabit: Honey, panghimalbas sab.

berto: Di pwede hon. Mangisug si misis.

kabit: Sige na please.

berto: Bahala na. Sige himalbasi ko.

Pag-uli ni Berto, ngitngit na. Nihigda sya tapad sa iyang asawa. Gigakos sya sa iyang misis. Gihikap ang bigote pero walay nahikapan. 

misis: Nganung nibalik man ka pre? Muabot na to akong bana run.

Rant 2----

rio: Gisi-gisi lagi na imung sapatos dude.

ivan bungi: Uso ni karon...ragids ba.

rio: pati imo karsonis gisi-gisi sad.

ivan bungi: para old school...choy2x gud..

rio: pati imu t-shirt kay gisi2x man pud lagi.

ivan bungi: muabot gani na sa akong baba dude, patyon jud tika.

Random Thoughts Part 16

Nakuha ko rin. At sa wakas, nakuha ko rin ang consolation price namin sa recently concluded quiz bowl kung saan talunan kami. Yehey! May pera na 'ko pang-photocopy ng reports at questionnaires ko. Thrice na akong pabalik-balik sa office ng SG President and he wasn't there. Good thing, on the fourth try, ando'n na talaga s'ya. Sa wakas! Money! teehee...Nagtaka pa s'ya ba't di ako nag-alinlangang pumasok sa office n'ya para kunin ang consol namin. Aba, aba! Sinong tao naman ang aayaw ng pera?

Taga-gawa ng mga etchos sa programme. Hectic man schedule ko, I still had the chance to help someone make a good script for her MCeeing career. I don't know how it went but I think it went well base na rin sa comment nya on Facebook, expressing her joviality regarding the MC thingy. Pwede na pala akong maging script writer nito. Next time, susubukan ko naman ang sa newscasting. 'Yan ay kung may magpapagawa. hehe

And that was the end of my reporting career (in her subject). My doomsday was over. At least for now. I just had my report done in my Ecology subject, and as expected, my favorite teacher did not like it.  Lahat naman kasi yata ng mga nakikita nya eh mali. Ang hirap i-please. Kiber! Good luck sa finals. If all of us will pass her subject (Tribulation period talaga 'pag nasa clase nya, kung alam nyo lang..uhuhu), which, of course will take a miracle, pupunta kaming Antulang Beach at maligo do'n.

Yih, by the way, the International Teacher's Week has commenced last September 5 and this coming Wednesday, we will be giving heart-shaped red papers and roses to the teachers whom we love the most. Bibigyan ko talaga ang guro ko sa Ecology ng sandamakmak na roses (with the largest thorns I can find...'di..bad naman yata yun) and make her a very big heart paper (it will take maybe four cartolinas for that). But what I appreciate about this virago is that she is so intelligent, as in. Sa sobrang intelligent, 'di na kami pinapakinggan dahil puro daw mali sinasabi namin. Nakaka-inspire noh?

Well, that's all for the first three hours here in school. Catch ya up later, dudes. :)

Godspeed!

If I Was (a lil bit) Rich...Okay, Richer...

 

"I wouldn't wanna be anybody else," said Selena Gomez in her song "Who Says." 

But if given the chance to become someone, I would wish to be someone way richer than I am today (okay, just filthy rich. Would that be all right? Anyway, this is just a daydream. No harm. *wink*)

If I was richer...

     I would go to Israel, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Egypt, Nazareth, and the rest of the places Jesus went during His time. The rest of the great places worldwide would be next in line.

If I was richer...

     I would establish a pre-school, elementary school and high school -- all with color orange uniforms. hehe

If I was richer...

     I would have my own printing press and write so many books. I write and publish my own work.

If I was richer...

     I would adopt as many malnourished and abused children as I can and train them to be servants of Christ.

If I was richer...

     I would buy Spratly Islands and give it to my mother.

If I was richer...

     I would spend a year or two in outer space and rearrange the Big Dipper. I'll make it the Big Pail. 

If I was richer...

     I would go to the secluded areas of Mindanao and ask the rebels to shoot me. Then they will be amazed that I did not die. They did not know I asked my private scientist to concoct a special potion that if taken will make me invincible. Later, the rebels will surrender, and the Philippines will be peaceful again. Yehey!

If I was richer...

     I would make a movie based on my best-selling novels.

If I was richer...

     I would ask Mark Zuckerberg to make another social networking site and instead of blue as the theme, he'll make it orange. And the name of the site? Orange!

If I was richer...

     I would go to the world Alice went to. Where was that again? Underland, she calls it. Wonderland, it is!

If I was richer...

     I would shop for Chanel stuffs and let my maids wear them.

If I was richer...

     I would employ all the jobless and give them benefits according to their performance.

If I was richer...

        I would re-celebrate my debut. A magical theme might do.

If I was richer...

     I would see Coco Martin in person and invite him to my debut.

If I was richer...

     I would hope I would not become greedy and hold on to these carnal things. 

Me? Just thankful with what God has given me. I am already rich. I can eat more than thrice a day, I still go to school, I have a loving family and an enormous bunch of friends, and I can still write. So I think I don't need to be a 'lil bit richer than I am today (okay filthy rich).

Random Thoughts Part 15

Success. Thanks be to God. Yehey! My class demonstration is done. And I never thought I would get a commendation from my teacher for acting and delivering my lessons like a real teacher. Thank you so much Lord. You have heard my prayers and have controlled my shivers. You have always reminded me to smile and have that presence of mind even if I am in the middle of a stammering situation. I am now done with my snacks, and what matters now is that another report for my Ecology subject tomorrow.

The Hair. Teehee. I have a shorter, shaggier hair cut now, and it brought a couple of reactions from my friends (the normal reaction upon seeing anything new to their senses). Well, I feel good with it. I can let the wind blow it, and I can act a little emo with it. haha.

Other Matters? I don't know how to concentrate with this oh so little time to prepare for tomorrow's report for Ecology. And to think that that teacher of ours is just huge enough to swallow me whole if I won't get these facts with me right. 

I want to doodle, I want to eat pizza, I want to sleep, I want to play Orangeshark, I want to eat ice cream, I want to cry, I want to go shopping, I want to wallow in nothingness, I want to chat with God the whole day, I want to sing, I want to start my novelette, I want to try 10fastfingers.com again and again, I want to eat adobong kangkong, I want to go to Kashmir and witness how life goes there, I want to dive from a cliff to a placid sea, I want to pilot a plane, I want to go to Antartica and freeze to death (haha..di naman), I want to...uhm, I want...

Oh how lovely this day is... :) I have just appreciated it, with all its beauty. Bow!

Kapitan Sino ni Bob Ong

O ayan. Nalulong na rin ako sa pagbabasa ng mga librong likha ni Bob Ong. Misteryoso. Pagkatapos kong mabasa ang kanyang "ABNKKBSNPLA Ko?!" at masulyapan ang kanyang "Stainless Longganisa," naghanap ako ng bagong mapag-tutuunan ng pansin. And I was brought to this book, "Kapitan Sino." Ang saya-saya ko lang talaga't naka-pasyal ako sa National Bookstore at nagka-interes sa aklat na 'to. 

Konting book review naman tayo:

- Kapitan Sino, isang title na ibinigay ng mga taong taga Pelaez sa superhero na di nila kilala (dahil nakahelmet)

- Mababasa mo sa librong ito ang mga kapalpakan ng mga tao, ang kabobohan, katangahan, at halos lahat ng negativism ng mga Pilipino

- On the lighter side naman, it shows how Kapitan Sino offers his life para sa mga taong nangangailangan ng tulong nya

Pasensya na po kung di talaga ako marunong gumawa ng book review. Talagang mahina ako sa part na yan. Sa mga unang pahina ng aklat na 'to, parang 'di ako na convince sa pagka out-of-this-world ng concept ng storya (I mean with all the superhero stuff), but later, I found out kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng may-akda. Bilib ako sa mga salitang gamit nya, at ang pagiging matalinghaga nito. Makata! 

My better advice? Avail na lang kayo of your own copy. This is just Php 175.00. (Walang bayad ang endorsement na 'to ha)

Btw, here are some of the quotes (dyan talaga magaling si Bob Ong) na nagpangiti sa 'kin while reading through the pages. 

"Alam mo ba kung ano ang pinagkaiba ng mga bulag at ng mga nakakakita?"

"Paningin?"

"Hindi alam ng mga nakakakita kung kelan sila bulag."

"Maraming tao dito ang mas malungkot pa sa taong nakatira sa buwan. Saka hindi naman kailangan ng maraming tao para bumuo ng mundo mo e. Minsan isang tao lang ang kasama mo, buo na ang mundong kailangan mo habambuhay." 


Kung ang lahat lang ng tao may kapangyarihan, eh di sana lahat tayo bayani. 
Kung lahat ng tao may konsensya, hindi kailangan ng bayani.
Paano yung nadidisgrasya? 
Hindi hawak ng tao ang buhay, pero hawak ng tao ang kapangyarihan para hindi pahirapan and ibang tao.

Wala namang napapala ang bayani kung lalagyan mo ng bulaklak ang puntod nya. Ang pagrespeto sa bayani, pagrespeto sa mga ipinaglaban nya. Pangalagaan mo ang kalayaan, o ang magandang buhay na pangarap nya para sa lahat. 

"Ang trahedya ng buhay ko? Hindi ako nagkaroon ng kapangyarihan na makapagsabi ng tamang bagay sa tamang tao sa tamang panahon."

Conscience-Stricken

I cannot straighten a single word into the monitor. I cannot directly say what I have to say. I have said sorry to God for that enormous thing that made me one heck of a sinner once again.

I don't need to mention what I have done here in this blog but I assure you, what I did was super wrong and shouldn't have done by someone who professes intimate relationship with Christ. 

I did not think of any guilt when I made it. What I immediately thought of was the fact that I will get things right, honesty exempted, before I pass it to my teacher. Yes, all of us were having problems and thus came the inkling that I will do something fishy. Anyway, my classmates will also do the same. 

Later, however, I realized they did not change anything from their work, making me wake up from my dishonest thoughts. My brain uttered, "They're far better than you. They're far more honest than you. I thought you have changed. Maybe yet you have really changed, changed for the worse."

It really is a pain to hear your conscience strike you with a hot, iron rod. And that's what I am feeling right now. Queues of what ifs parade my head. I don't want to be scolded. I have already asked sorry from HIM. And I have said that I will never ever do it again. I pray, Lord, please let me just pass the eye of the needle even just for this once. But if worse comes to worse, I am ready to face the music. 

You Could Put the Blame on Me

The somewhat big day finally came. I have to absent from my History class for the sake of the Inter-Collegiate Quiz Bowl. There were four of us who represented our college, one from each year level. Don't have to elaborate, but nawalan ako ng gana during my lunch. Hindi ko alam kung epekto pa rin 'yun sa pagkatalo namin o talagang feeling busog lang talaga ako during those times.

Well, on the first half of the duration of the contest, we were so noisy. We were so confident kahit na marami sa mga sagot namin puro products of tsamba. Pumangalawa kami sa easy round at nanguna sa moderate round. Pero pagdating sa difficult round, para kaming sinampal ng dough sa mukha. Automatic shut down ang mga bunganga namin. It really gave us headaches. Natameme kami pre. Daming solving, Math related problems (na super ayaw ko sa isang quiz bowl) which was an all-time fave naman ng College of Engineering and Architecture group (sila pala nanalo, congratulations!) But what affected me most was the 10th and last question sa difficult round. 

"Paralympics 2008 was held where?"

One of us gave Beijing for an answer. Nag-insert pa 'ko, nagpa-effect. (I so much regretted that moment) Sabi ko naman Greece. Ewan ko lang kung saan ko napulot ang sagot na 'yan. So while the clock was ticking, we were torn between two places. Is it Beijing or Greece? Last minute decision -- Greece. Saktong pagbigay sa papel, the moderator said, "The correct answer is Beijing."

Hawak-hawak ko ang papel na may sulat Beijing. Gusto kong mag-breakdown at i-untog ang ulo ko sa tiled floor. Kung di lang sana ako nag-insert. grrrrr....Second sana kami of the eight contestants from different colleges and external campuses. But because of that one wrong paper na nabigay, we landed on the fourth spot (na may ka tie pa).

Ewan ko lang kung ilang instances pa gaya nito ang aking pagdadaanan. I just can't get over it, especially upon thinking that we lost because of me.

The Rolled Tapes and the Nakakainis Moment

Happy na sana noh??

Nakakainis! Yeah! This is one of the reasons kung bakit andito ako, doing another senseless post. Okay. Backward muna tayo sa mga events a couple of hours earlier. We were in this major class of ours, Teaching English as a Secondary Language (TESL), and there were eight of us tasked to make a mock class today. We were grouped into three, yung dalawa had three members while kami, dalawa lang sa group. Better na 'yun than to have more para walang gaanong glitches sa transition of delivering the lesson. 

Anyhow, we were there na talaga, reding redi super to the highest level na talaga. My partner and I cut plastic tapes para sa visuals namin while waiting for the two groups to finish. My hands were already sweating, my heart was abnormally beating nah and di na mapakali ang mouth ko. I was hyperactive though naubusan ako ng Enervon ngayong araw. Di ako naka-take ng vitamins ko. I even fought hunger para lang maging looking ready.Nag-recite ako ng uber uber para matanggal ang naiwang kaba sa chest ko.

But fate seemed put an end to my (good) tensions. Parang automatic na nag shut down ang system ko when I realized upon looking at my wrist watch na 5:15 nah. We are to be dismissed sana at 5:30 p.m. The first two groups who made their demo consumed so much of their time trying to construct the right English. Halatang flustered, kinakabahan, and about to collapse nah. Di na alam kung anong English ang gagamitin. Kawawa naman.Eto naman si ma'am, sumisingit para mag comment. Hay!

Inis ba 'to? 

How about the plastic tapes that we have cut then? Naglaro na lang kami with my seatmates using those rolled tapes. Pinadikit sa buhok, pinadikit sa chairs, pinadikit sa kung saan-saan. Di na kami pinansin ng teacher na nasa likod who was also busy pretending to smile sa kapalpakan ng mga nagdedemonstrate. My partner started to wear a funeral parlor on her face, at obviously di na nasiyahan sa kinalabasan ng mga pangyayari. 

In short, di kami nakapag present sa tamang oras. Ready na talaga na talaga na talaga na talaga kami, as in. I was soooo ready on the things that I have to say, on the things that I have to ask, and on the things that I have to do in front of my mock pupils. Pero andaming kontrabida eh. Time. The constant English speaking struggle of my classmates. Time. Time. Time talaga. 

Sana naman this coming Tuesday, magiging successful na ang presentation namin. Better than I have in mind, hopefully. 

Now, my hunger is back. I am in no mood to talk. I am in no mood to smile kahit gusto ko. I am in no mood to quench my thirst na kadarating lang dahil umihi ako. Sana naman po di na maulit. :/

The Skin "Curse"

Tuesday. The night was deep and almost silent when a big rainfall alarmed the passengers of the bus. I for one did not like the sudden outpour not only because I did not bring any umbrella but also because I was so hungry that I wanted to collapse. Imagine, I arrived home 10:30 in the evening. I came from a meeting in the pub and the discussion was long so I have to endure the churning stomach of mine. My father never made it to me on time. The bus was just ahead in a matter of seconds. Before his arrival, I was already shivering and all soaked up.

As I entered the house, my siblings and Nanay were already in bed. Good for them. I have to go directly to the kitchen and grab anything of taste. But my chubby sister called me and said, "Te Jen, gihangga ko." (Ate Jen, I have a chicken pox). I was almost surprised. Two weeks ago, my younger brother had his share of red, itchy dots around his body and he has to miss the Boy Scout Encampment. Now, it has become my sister's turn.

Since I have entered the room already, I decided to proceed to the next room where Nanay was lying. She turned and asked how I was doing. I replied sweetly and looked for a neat pair of sleeping wear from a nearby stack. Then, she said, "Gihangga pud baya ko ging." (I'm having these dots too).

I was like, woooow! Time out. Nanay and Bon-bon had their share of chicken pox in one setting. Does that mean that I would also have mine too? It was said that once you have not experienced chicken pox yet, you will most likely have it in some other time of your life. It's like part of growing up. And since I have not had mine yet, I was bothered at the thought that I will be getting one, too. Isolation was the best idea I could think of. I slept in the living room, and though it was raining, I had to turn the electric fan on so that mosquitoes won't disturb me.

The next morning, Joy got up and told Tatay that she also has red dots. She was contaminated with Bon-bon's chicken pox (since they slept in one bed the night before). Double woooow! There's three of them now, and three of us, including my father and my younger brother, who do not have the skin "curse".

Today is Friday, and their faces and the whole body are still studded with fluid-filled blisters. Tonight will be the fourth night in the living room. I might not be used to sleeping without someone beside me but hopefully, they will get better sooner than expected. I just also pray I will not have a share of it, no, not yet. Finals week is fast approaching and I have to comply with all the requirements in all my subjects without interruptions before that day comes.

So help me God!

Ako ay Sinet-up

Busi-busyhan daw ako sa IRS nang nag-ring cellphone ko. Ang cute pa naman ng ringtone (though nakakasawa na pakinggan).

Me: Hello? Yes Gov?

Gov: Rolyn, I will tell you something.

Me: What can I do to help you?

Gov: Ikaw amung i representative sa *not clear* bowl.

Me: Ha? Extemporaneous? No!

Gov: Dili. Sa *not clear again* bowl ba.

Me: Unsa? Sorry jud gov ha. Bungol-bungol na man ko uy.

Gov: Ikaw amung i representative sa quiz bowl ha, sa Tagisan ng Talino.

Me: Huwat? Nganung ako? Dili man ko matalino. Si Isha ra oh. Maayo ni kay bright. Mas bright pa jud nako.

*nag react si Isha na nasa tabi ko at sabi, "Ha? Di ko. Dili ko anah. Bahala gud. Ikaw na ng gi-ingnan."

*back to the phone na tayo

Gov: Ay dili na pwede mu back-out kay na encode na imung ngalan dayun na pirmahan na pud ni Ma'am Dean nato.

Me: Ah grabeha. Wala lagi ko nimu pabal-a gov."

*laughs*

Me: So wala na jud diay koy choice ani?

Gov: Wala na jud. Upat bitaw mo. Ikaw mu represent sa third year.

(voice over or sa simpleng term "Joiner") "Apil na lang gud Rolyn. Dah!"

Gov: Okay. I'll see you then. Meeting ninyo this afternoon at 3 p.m. Bye.

Me: Bye.

Ang wise naman ng local SG (Student Government) people na ito. Inilista muna pangalan ko bago ako sinabihan. At 'di pa do'n nagtapos yun. Meron pang 2nd batch.

I told Isha, who was beside me that time, busy encoding her assignment, about the call.

Me: Sha, kadungog ka ato?

She smiled.

Me: Nganung dili ikaw ilang gi pili Sha? (alam ko talagang mas magaling si Isha kaysa sa 'kin sa academics)

Isha: Kay ako man ang usa sa mga nigama sa lista. *and then guffawed na parang walang maraming tao sa IRS*

Me: Ah. Kaya pala. So set-up jud ni para di na ko maka balibad.

Isha: Anah! Ikaw na jud.

Wala na akong magagawa. If I will back-out baka mapatay pa ako ni Ma'am Dean at ni Governor Sojor ng college namin.

So help me God!

P.S. I went to the CED SG office this afternoon, soaking wet, and checked on the affiliation. There I found out that he was just making up stories about an official list. But pumayag na rin ako. Total, manalo matalo there will be consolation prizes naman. Teehee!

The Google Express

I might say I am a Google fan. Everytime I ain't sure of something or ain't knowledgable about an occurence or to confirm a fact, I resort to Google. That is what the people in the school pub tell me. "You Google it, my gosh!", "Ask Google.", or "Google can answer that." And as often as always, I get the information that I am after. Thanks.

Aside from that, however, I have noticed one thing about Google. It is a creative site. Have you observed their great logos? Stupendous! And it is so KEWL (cool). Check some of it.

 

Summer Olympic Games, Beijing, Aug. 08

 

Sesame Street 40th Anniversary

 

In commemoration with Popeye's creator, Elzie Segar



40th Anniversary of Comic-Con




1st day of summer



25th Anniversary of Tetris



50th Anniversary of NASA




Alexander Popov's Invention of Radio




Apollo Lunar Landing Anniversary



Chinese New Year




Dr. Seuss' Birthday



Earth Day



Edvard Munch's Birthday



Einstein's Birthday



Florence Nightingale's Birthday



Google's 10th Birthday



Halloween



Historically Long Solar Eclipse



Igor Stravinsky's Birthday

Leonardo da Vinci's Birthday

Mother's Day



Martin Luther King's Birthday



Missing Link Fossil Discovery



National Library Week



National Teacher's Day




New Year



Nikola Tesla's Birthday



Father's Day



Father's Day Again

Veteran's Day



Samuel Morse's Birthday



World Water Day



Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day (cute version)



Up in the Clouds



Thanksgiving



The BEST so far!

Philippine Independence Day

Here's more...and more! Enjoy.

It's Orange Day (In Google)

This is going to be a good day. My office mate, Cheeno by name, (he requested to be recognized in this page) told me that Google is having Oranges for today. And yes! As I gave a quick browse at the page, I saw this photo. Amazing Google. Thank you for making this day Orange.

On the other hand, I wanted to buy that Orange fan at the Trade Fair in the open court of our university. But as I realized that I have to take my lunch and eat some snacks later on, I hesistantly turned away from the offer. I really wanted to have that kind of round, foldable fan (I don't know what its exact term is). Ooooh! Maybe this isn't totally an Orange day after all.

Another Futile Post

And I just can't imagine how I did not have the nerve to write anything neat for the month of September. My blog is filled with fruit flies already and I am ashamed to say that I am not doing anything to shoo those fruit flies away. I have been into random mood swings lately, shifting from the favor of writing something and then quickly changes into an ugly mood of just staring at the monitor for minutes.

I admit I have also been busy these past few days, and though I am supposed to tell you great experiences both in and out of the school, I have failed to do so.

This is another futile post, I am sorry. Hopefully I can start posting great stuff after this day.

Tootles! *with smiles....

Not in the Mood

Wala po ako sa mood. Ang hirap magsulat. Ewan ko ba. Parang nag drought lang yata automatically ang utak ko. Wala talaga akong masulat.

I am about to share something about what happened to me last night (it was disturbing) but parang nawala ang adrenalin rush. Kainis! Next time na lang. At least meron akong malagay na post for the month of September. Oks na oks na 'to.

Tootles! at pasensya.