before (a few months ago i think), my whole week would revolve around planning where to go/hang/chill/party (whatever you want to call it) for the weekend. If by Thursday, I'd still have no plans, I'd go on a semi-internal depression/panic mode. i may be exaggerating but judge me anyway.
But now, I'm home on a Friday night. I hardly got out of bed all day. I just ate ice cream (had my chipped tooth pulled out) in front of my TV and/or laptop. and then that kenny roger's takeout. The point is, I'm feeling okay (quite happy actually) about it and i don't have even have the slightest urge to go out. Regardless of the tooth extraction.
Ming and I attribute this to our current mantra: "tiguwang naman gud ta (trans: we're getting old)." I wonder if that's really the reason though.
Maybe, the laagan-ness, playful face (kiat ug nawng)-phase will come back. maybe it won't. either way, i'm not complaining. :)
I don't love it, I don't hate it either. It just feels 'wrong' sometimes, like I'm not supposed to be here.
Pre-quarter life crisis much?
yeah, get a grip, self.
papa: magpa-tattoo sad kaha ko noh (maybe i should also get a tattoo)
meinrado rocks!
There was a rally against charter change outside and farmers were trooping to the building to discuss CARP with the Congressmen. Of course, these issues were stomped on when the people's champ walked in the session hall.
(Yeah i was too far, hence it's blurred. but this was during the pic taking. you get the picture)
Debate on CARP's approval, Cha cha, and reproductive health bill? forgotten.
Yeah, they actually had a house resolution commending manny for his win. i didn't even know they could do that. maybe they can. i'm still a newborn in learning all things legislative.
but come on, suspending session to have a picture taking session with him? (Nograles: OK, all congressmen from mindanao, let's have an exclusive pic; then worse, ok all lady legislators let's have a picture taken with pacman -- reminds me of those official wedding photo shoots, with the newlyweds' relatives, with the newlyweds friends, stuff like that).
then the one who handed him his resolution was his congressional rival in 2007, darlene custodio. talk about the perfect cheesy set-up. then the gallery erupted into shouts of kiss!kiss! comedic. but then they did kiss, on the cheek.
and then he was also made to sit on the speaker's chair. an omen? hope not. oh God, i hope not.
manny, you know i love you. but your 'kamao' isn't going to eliminate poverty and make our economy better; and im sure your hand will break if you punch 'em corrupt officials one by one. there are simply too many.
i'm proud of the fact though that when you fight, crime rate is zero. too bad we can't make you do it everyday. you could have been dead a long time ago.
but props to you, if you're going to run for president right now, you'll win. all the congressman already have your back.
yeah, i don't have pics with him cause everyone wanted one with him. people were waiting outside during the presscon. for once, i thank the heavens for that press ID.
a guy had the nerve to ask: why do you support the president? (earning a collective murmur). manny, being did the whole generic answer: "because if we don't support our President, our country will never improve." no comment.
anyway, to rant, i've never experienced near-brain damage as much as in those three days. my friend mina's brain must have died too as well. In the world history exam, she was supposed to write "archduke franz ferdinand" but then her brain shut off for a second and she ended up writing "pineapple". yeah that's how bad it was.
I'll just take comfort in the fact that 1. i can always take it two more times 2. there are other ways to have a career abroad without damaging my brain 3. if the president of the philippines by the time i'm of age is a friend of mine, i can always ask him/her to make me an ambassador to spain or some cool country like that.
for those planning to take it in their lifetime, i can remember some of the questions (well, theyre not word for word but you get the idea):
1. how are world war I and world war II concrete examples of the development of imperialism and colonialism?
2. what did the five civilizations (china, india, persia, rome, greece) leave as a legacy to the present world?
3. discuss the us war on iraq using the international relations theory of realism
4. if you were a protocol officer and the king of spain came for a visit, how would you tell him about rizal's life, work and his place in the emergence of the nation? how would you narrate to him the details of rizal's execution by the spaniards? would you make him apologize?
5. if you were the cultural attache of the philippine embassy in the US and it was your national day, what would you tell the US secretary of state if he asked you why phil. independence day was transferred from july 4 to june 12?
6. what are your views on the ASEAN way?
7. explain the relationship between population and the development of the country.
8. and then there was something about jpepa and formulating the country's "national interest".
9. explain the similarities and differences of the 3 edsa revolutions.
and i cant remember anymore. the questions aren't even impossible to answer. but when they stare you in the eye, you get woozy and you just want to curl up and die.
i'm still young anyway, and i've got two more tries.
OR, again, i'll just have to make friends with the president.
most of the time though, i just feel screwed.
let's turn that around shall we.
gah. quarter life crisis. and i'm still two years short of 25.
The road to getting there though -- I didn't imagine it to be this difficult. I can't even use the '"cause I'm a working girl" excuse, cause that part of my life isn't even the main cause of the stress. I think it's cause i've been going home to an empty condo unit for the past 3(?) weeks, which depresses me to the core. Sometimes, it takes away the motivation to study. So much for being thankful for the time alone. (and for revelling in the 'independent' feeling). a girl can only take so much independence.
The biggest exam of my life is less than a month away and so far I've read 3/4 of this highschool history book (I'm in the post WWII part already). and as much as i hate to do it, i know i have to proceed to the nosebleed called economics and trade. and then all those international relations theories. Pressure, pressure. I might just crack.
God knows how much I want this. But i still feel that i'm not doing enough.
1. Black Hawk Down - Ibong Maitim sa Ibaba
2. Dead Man's Chest - Dodo ng Taong Patay
3. I Know What You Did Last Summer - Uyy... Aminin!
4. Love, Actually - Sa Totoo Lang, Pag-ibig
5. Million Dollar Baby - 50 Milyong Pisong Sanggol (depende sa exchange rate)
6. The Blair Witch Project - Ang Proyekto ng Bruhang si Blair
7. Mary Poppins - Si Mariang May Putok
8. Snakes on a Plane - Nag-ahasan sa Ere
9. The Postman Always Rings Twice - Ang Kartero Kapag Dumutdot Laging Dalawang Beses
10. Sum of All Fears - Takot Mo, Takot Ko, Takot Nating Lahat
11. Swordfish - Talakitok
12. Pretty Woman - Ganda ng Lola Mo
13. Robin Hood, Men in Tights - Si Robin Hood at Ang Mga Felix Bakat
14. Four Weddings and a Funeral - Kahit Apat na Beses ka Pang Magpakasal, Mamamatay Ka Rin
15. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Ako, Ikaw, Kayong Lahat
16. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Adik si Harry, Tumira ng Shabu
17. Click - Isang Pindot Ka Lang
18. Brokeback Mountain - May Nawasak sa Likod ng Bundok ng Tralala/Bumigay sa Bundok
19. The Day of the Dead - Undas
20. Waterworld – Pista ng San Juan
21 . There's Something About Mary - May K'wan sa Ano ni Maria
22. Employee of the Month - Ang Sipsip
23. Resident Evil - Ang Biyenan
24. Kill Bill - Kilitiin sa Bilbil
25. The Grudge - Lintik lang ang Walang Ganti
26. Nightmare Before Christmas - Binangungot sa Noche Buena
27. Never Been Kissed - Pangit Kasi
28. Gone in 60 Seconds - 1 Round Lang, Tulog
29. The Fast and the Furious - Ang Bitin, Galit
30. Too Fast, Too Furious - Kapag Sobrang Bitin, Sobrang Galit
31. Dude, Where's My Car - Dong, Anong Level Ulit Tayo Nag-park?
32. Beauty and the Beast - Ang Asawa ko at ang Nanay Nya
33. The Lord of the Rings - Ang Alahero
34. Die Hard - Hindi Mamatay-matay
35. Die Hard, With A Vengeance - Hindi Na Mamatay-matay, Nag-higanti Pa
36. Lost In Space - Mga Tangang Naligaw sa Kalawakan
37. Paycheck - Sweldo
38. What Lies Beneath - Ang Pagsisinungaling sa Ilalim
39. Superman, The Return - Si Superman Bumalik, Naiwanan Ang Brief
40. Cinderella Man - Bading si Cinderella
41. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Nag-trabaho si Charlie sa Goya
42. Blade Runner - Magnanakaw ng Labaha
43. Schindler's List - Mga May Utang kay Schindler
44. Men In Black - Mga Lalaking Namatayan
45. X-Men, The Last Stand - Mga Dating Lalaki, Huling Tinayuan
46. Wedding Crashers - Mga Bwiset sa Kasal
47. The Day After Tomorrow - Sa Makalawa
48. Three Men and a Baby - Ang Tatlong Yayo
49. Catch Me If You Can - Habulin Mo 'Ko
50. A Bug's Life - Ang Buhay ng Isang Surot
51. Die Another Day - Mamatay Ka Uli Bukas
52. The Rock - Ang Shabu
53. Jaws - Panga
54. Back to the Future - Sa Likod ng Hinaharap
55. In the Line of Fire - Tumulay ka sa Alambreng may Apoy
56. Saturday Night Fever - Sabado ng Gabi, may Trangkaso
57. Stepmom - Tapakan si Inang
58. Brother Bear - Kuya Oso
59. Police Academy - Paaralan ng Mga Buwaya
60. The English Patient - Ang Pasyenteng Inglesera
61. Man on Fire - Nasusunog na Mama
62. The Horse Whisperer - Ang Tsismoso ng mga Kabayo
63. Dante's Peak - Ang Bumbunan ni Dante
64. Legends of the Fall - Ang Kasaysayan ng mga Lampa
65. The Forgotten - Ewan
Spain's (and England's) finest:
From L-R: my future husband, my ex-husband, my tennis instructor/lover, the one who got away, lover of ming
Let's go to church in Italy now!!!
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