Friday, October 29, 2004
yesterday's major interesting escapades
well, first things first. i should have written this last night (ryan language: 3am) but because of the final paper for legal philosophy class that i needed to finish, this came only now.
anyhow, yesterday was a pretty interesting day for me. you see, we're doing a project for constitutional law class and we're making a video, a documentary to be exact. so there. yesterday, we had to split up because of conflicting schedules for interviews. for our group, i had to be the one to handle the camera. (note: i borrowed the video cam from a friend, which i haven't operated until the time of the interview... more on this later)
ok, so where do i start? hmm... let's run through what happened the whole day...
i borrowed a video cam from a friend which i picked up from her house. i was supposed to go to la salle but later thought of not going inside so i can meet my groupmates earlier. i ended up going inside la salle because i realized i had no tape for the cam and i needed a tripod. oh, about the tripod, i was supposed to borrow one from jatts (wow, special mention) but unfortunately, we weren't able to locate it. suffice it to say that during the whole time that they were helping me find a tripod i can use, it somehow caused a bit of commotion at the pictorials that they were having. sorry for that but thanks really for the help.
anyway, time was running out so i hiurriedly left la salle at 2pm. we had an interview scheduled at 2pm with teddy benigno (yes, the columnist. read further and discover what a character he is) which i mistook to be at 3pm, and guess what, i didn't know how to get to starbucks magallanes (shame, shame). i managed to get there with the help of friends and the wonderful cellphone. along the way, i discovered that the interview was at 2 (panic mode) and i realized that i haven't even taken a look at the cam i was going to use for the shoot. so whie waiting for the green light, i started tinkering the gadget and trying to figure out how it works and all. i didn't notice that the taffic light already turned green and the cars behind me were already honking crazy at me. (booboo # 1)
so we finally arrived at the place of the interview a little before 3. the woman (the caretaker or househelp, i presume) directed us to a library of sorts. i immediately scanned the place for a nice spot for the shoot, then started to bring out the gadgets. and yes, at this point, i still haven't figured out how to make the camera work PROPERLY. then an old man entered the room, yes it was him all right. get this, we greeted him with the usual good afternoon and everything and in return, he gave us a stern, "you're late." fine, we're late and i'm admitted to that but damn his house was hard to find. oh, did i mention he told us that we were inefficient because we didn't know our way. oh, "lucky" us because he didn't have anything to do that afternoon because he goes on ranting that he doesn't accomodate people who are 15 minutes late. [ryan: so, ikaw si God?!?] good thing i was in my polite mode then.
sinde he was THAT hostile from the very beginning, i didn't have time to find a nice spot or a "nicer" spot (which i later on realized that there was actually NONE there) and arrange some of the technical stuff that they taught me a day earlier. about the camera, it was zooming in on its own so i had to resort to holding the button (or whatever you call that) for the duration of the interview. oh, we also had to stack up books where i could place the cam (no tripod, remember?) and it's not as if, i know how to do these kinds of stuff (some background in photography does help but to do this for the 1st time and at a panic situation...) to make things worse, he kept on moving! at some point, i wanted to shout: can't you see i'm having a damn hard time placing you properly inside the frame?!? again, good thing i was in my polite mode then.
when it was finally over, i wanted to run out of the house and shout with joy!
after that, we had another interview at globe telecom plaza in mandaluyong. so we met up with our other groupmates. after a while, the interview ensued. i really don't know how to say this politely but ou interviewee who happens to be a lawyer had quite a problem with his P's and F's. thus, frime minister, farliament, so to sfeak, imfact, porm of gobernment...
i was really tired and hungry after everything. just when i thought my misadventures had ended for the day, i almost bumped (no, crashed) into a big truck because that moron of a driver insisted on going out from the side street despite my earlier "warning" that i'm passing through. so, i got out of the car and started shouting (and cursing) that driver. don't mind asking about the words i uttered, you won't like it. hehe! when i realized that i was starting to cause i traffic build-up, i went back inside the car and zoomed my way out of the scene.
oh, and about the camera, when i checked it again at home, it was working perfectly...
anyhow, yesterday was a pretty interesting day for me. you see, we're doing a project for constitutional law class and we're making a video, a documentary to be exact. so there. yesterday, we had to split up because of conflicting schedules for interviews. for our group, i had to be the one to handle the camera. (note: i borrowed the video cam from a friend, which i haven't operated until the time of the interview... more on this later)
ok, so where do i start? hmm... let's run through what happened the whole day...
i borrowed a video cam from a friend which i picked up from her house. i was supposed to go to la salle but later thought of not going inside so i can meet my groupmates earlier. i ended up going inside la salle because i realized i had no tape for the cam and i needed a tripod. oh, about the tripod, i was supposed to borrow one from jatts (wow, special mention) but unfortunately, we weren't able to locate it. suffice it to say that during the whole time that they were helping me find a tripod i can use, it somehow caused a bit of commotion at the pictorials that they were having. sorry for that but thanks really for the help.
anyway, time was running out so i hiurriedly left la salle at 2pm. we had an interview scheduled at 2pm with teddy benigno (yes, the columnist. read further and discover what a character he is) which i mistook to be at 3pm, and guess what, i didn't know how to get to starbucks magallanes (shame, shame). i managed to get there with the help of friends and the wonderful cellphone. along the way, i discovered that the interview was at 2 (panic mode) and i realized that i haven't even taken a look at the cam i was going to use for the shoot. so whie waiting for the green light, i started tinkering the gadget and trying to figure out how it works and all. i didn't notice that the taffic light already turned green and the cars behind me were already honking crazy at me. (booboo # 1)
so we finally arrived at the place of the interview a little before 3. the woman (the caretaker or househelp, i presume) directed us to a library of sorts. i immediately scanned the place for a nice spot for the shoot, then started to bring out the gadgets. and yes, at this point, i still haven't figured out how to make the camera work PROPERLY. then an old man entered the room, yes it was him all right. get this, we greeted him with the usual good afternoon and everything and in return, he gave us a stern, "you're late." fine, we're late and i'm admitted to that but damn his house was hard to find. oh, did i mention he told us that we were inefficient because we didn't know our way. oh, "lucky" us because he didn't have anything to do that afternoon because he goes on ranting that he doesn't accomodate people who are 15 minutes late. [ryan: so, ikaw si God?!?] good thing i was in my polite mode then.
sinde he was THAT hostile from the very beginning, i didn't have time to find a nice spot or a "nicer" spot (which i later on realized that there was actually NONE there) and arrange some of the technical stuff that they taught me a day earlier. about the camera, it was zooming in on its own so i had to resort to holding the button (or whatever you call that) for the duration of the interview. oh, we also had to stack up books where i could place the cam (no tripod, remember?) and it's not as if, i know how to do these kinds of stuff (some background in photography does help but to do this for the 1st time and at a panic situation...) to make things worse, he kept on moving! at some point, i wanted to shout: can't you see i'm having a damn hard time placing you properly inside the frame?!? again, good thing i was in my polite mode then.
when it was finally over, i wanted to run out of the house and shout with joy!
after that, we had another interview at globe telecom plaza in mandaluyong. so we met up with our other groupmates. after a while, the interview ensued. i really don't know how to say this politely but ou interviewee who happens to be a lawyer had quite a problem with his P's and F's. thus, frime minister, farliament, so to sfeak, imfact, porm of gobernment...
i was really tired and hungry after everything. just when i thought my misadventures had ended for the day, i almost bumped (no, crashed) into a big truck because that moron of a driver insisted on going out from the side street despite my earlier "warning" that i'm passing through. so, i got out of the car and started shouting (and cursing) that driver. don't mind asking about the words i uttered, you won't like it. hehe! when i realized that i was starting to cause i traffic build-up, i went back inside the car and zoomed my way out of the scene.
oh, and about the camera, when i checked it again at home, it was working perfectly...
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
end of 1st semester in law school
how do i start this? well, 4 months had passed since i started law school and admittedly, i learned quite a number of things ranging from the mundane to the, well, quite serious of things.
ok, lemme go on by saying that i won't start with a litany of "lessons in life" and "words of wisdom." just my random thoughts on things (and hopefully get them into some form of coherence because at the moment, my brain is in vacation mode already).
moving on...
first of all, let me point out that i never thought that law school would be this hard. yes, my dears, it seems to me that with the way i'm "studying" in law school, i didn't REALLY study back in college, except when midterms are up or finals and similar other situations. ok, let's see... first they let me read 800+ pages for a week's class (yes, this is just an introductory course) and as one can actually imagine, each passing day seemed to progress or worsen depending on how you view things.
i was looking at the pile of papers (cases and all) in my room and i'm thinking of putting them into one stack just for the heck of checking if they actually stand taller than i am already.
oh yeah, i realized this just now. i was looking at my wallet which was surprisingly bulky. i checked the inside and, voila! found quite a thick pile of receipts from starbucks which i apparently had accumulated from my more than a week's studying at starbucks. oh about that, i seem can't get to study properly at home because of all the temptations around like food and especially tv and the bed!!! which reminds me, i did this during one of the last days i studied in starbucks. in order not to loose my table and seat, i actually left my things there, went out of starbucks through the other exit, went to mcdo, ate, then came back in through the same door i used to exit a while back and nonchalantly sat down as if i just went out to get something or talk to someone. hehe!
on to the more serious thoughts... asked by a friend of what i am going to do this sembreak. (yes, i now remember the feeling of having a sembreak after 5 years of deprivation due to la salle's trimestral system) well, my answer to that query was "probably do some soul-searching and review my vision in life." profound as it may sound, that is what i actually need to do.
entering law school this year was actually one of the last things on my list. but due to my dad's "cunning" technique of concinving me to try taking these entrance exams at the guise of taking them "without pressure." meaning, if i don't pass, at least i know how it looks like and just take the exams again the following year. i thought it was THAT easy. then of course, that thing called fate or destiny or whatever you would want to call it, had to make a twist on my supposedly planned life and made me pass the exams.
to cut the story short, here i am at the end of 1st semester and i realized that i've never been so unsure with everything in my whole life. being the segurista that i am, i always make sure that everything is in place and i get my way out at all times alive. now? i really don't know. suffice it to say that november 8 will be the deciding day if this should be my career or just one of my interests on the side. until then, i wouldn't know.
this long entry probably caps off my first semester in law school, which could be possibly be the last.
ok, lemme go on by saying that i won't start with a litany of "lessons in life" and "words of wisdom." just my random thoughts on things (and hopefully get them into some form of coherence because at the moment, my brain is in vacation mode already).
moving on...
first of all, let me point out that i never thought that law school would be this hard. yes, my dears, it seems to me that with the way i'm "studying" in law school, i didn't REALLY study back in college, except when midterms are up or finals and similar other situations. ok, let's see... first they let me read 800+ pages for a week's class (yes, this is just an introductory course) and as one can actually imagine, each passing day seemed to progress or worsen depending on how you view things.
i was looking at the pile of papers (cases and all) in my room and i'm thinking of putting them into one stack just for the heck of checking if they actually stand taller than i am already.
oh yeah, i realized this just now. i was looking at my wallet which was surprisingly bulky. i checked the inside and, voila! found quite a thick pile of receipts from starbucks which i apparently had accumulated from my more than a week's studying at starbucks. oh about that, i seem can't get to study properly at home because of all the temptations around like food and especially tv and the bed!!! which reminds me, i did this during one of the last days i studied in starbucks. in order not to loose my table and seat, i actually left my things there, went out of starbucks through the other exit, went to mcdo, ate, then came back in through the same door i used to exit a while back and nonchalantly sat down as if i just went out to get something or talk to someone. hehe!
on to the more serious thoughts... asked by a friend of what i am going to do this sembreak. (yes, i now remember the feeling of having a sembreak after 5 years of deprivation due to la salle's trimestral system) well, my answer to that query was "probably do some soul-searching and review my vision in life." profound as it may sound, that is what i actually need to do.
entering law school this year was actually one of the last things on my list. but due to my dad's "cunning" technique of concinving me to try taking these entrance exams at the guise of taking them "without pressure." meaning, if i don't pass, at least i know how it looks like and just take the exams again the following year. i thought it was THAT easy. then of course, that thing called fate or destiny or whatever you would want to call it, had to make a twist on my supposedly planned life and made me pass the exams.
to cut the story short, here i am at the end of 1st semester and i realized that i've never been so unsure with everything in my whole life. being the segurista that i am, i always make sure that everything is in place and i get my way out at all times alive. now? i really don't know. suffice it to say that november 8 will be the deciding day if this should be my career or just one of my interests on the side. until then, i wouldn't know.
this long entry probably caps off my first semester in law school, which could be possibly be the last.
something i really didn't think of doing
obviously, this is my very first entry. i really enjoy reading other people's blogs, but i never thought of doing one myself simply because i thought i wouldn't have time to post entries, tinker with the site and what-not. anyhow, i thought that if i sometimes "find time" to read other people's entries, why can't i just amuse myself (and probably others too) with my own entries. yeah, i know, i know, this seems to be what you call ordinary logic which, i feel, is being slowly killed by law school. (hmm... law school... this is a proper subject of another entry Ü)
going back to this first time thing, i figured that this might well be a stress-reliever from everything. (well, besides letting out my frustrations of being a writer) oh, even if i'm normally talkative (and yes, noisy), i happen not to be able to say everything. (of course, it's as if i'd want to share my whole life with everyone, you know) what else?
i know, enough of this nonsense and trashy talk. just wanted to have some introductory post of sorts. my everyday escapades will follow suit...
going back to this first time thing, i figured that this might well be a stress-reliever from everything. (well, besides letting out my frustrations of being a writer) oh, even if i'm normally talkative (and yes, noisy), i happen not to be able to say everything. (of course, it's as if i'd want to share my whole life with everyone, you know) what else?
i know, enough of this nonsense and trashy talk. just wanted to have some introductory post of sorts. my everyday escapades will follow suit...
