Sunday, November 28, 2004
weekend stuff
my brain is suddenly on rest mode. i can't seem to do my digests properly that's why i stopped. then i attempted to arrange my things here at home. i got "tired" after 10 minutes. and now, i can't seem to get my thoughts to form some coherence to do a decent entry here. so, back to the old way of doing random thoughts...
we got a free cut yesterday for the one and only subject we have on fridays (this was announced early on). went to dinner with my law school blockmates at greenbelt 3. i suddenly missed going out on gimmicks often. i realized though that it was sort of a welcome break (yeah right, after only 2 weeks of law school) or whatever break you want to call it. well, what i'd like to think of now is at least we had the chance to go out and enjoy before we "seriously" hit the books and cases (against the wall... hehe!).
oh speaking of enjoying... i enjoyed going out the last night (make that the other night) but it was bitin. apparently, some of my friends aren't sold out for the idea of doing some social drinking after dinner. probably, i was just in my fun-fun mode last night. nothing against anyone. i enjoyed anyhow Ü
we got a free cut yesterday for the one and only subject we have on fridays (this was announced early on). went to dinner with my law school blockmates at greenbelt 3. i suddenly missed going out on gimmicks often. i realized though that it was sort of a welcome break (yeah right, after only 2 weeks of law school) or whatever break you want to call it. well, what i'd like to think of now is at least we had the chance to go out and enjoy before we "seriously" hit the books and cases (against the wall... hehe!).
oh speaking of enjoying... i enjoyed going out the last night (make that the other night) but it was bitin. apparently, some of my friends aren't sold out for the idea of doing some social drinking after dinner. probably, i was just in my fun-fun mode last night. nothing against anyone. i enjoyed anyhow Ü
Saturday, November 27, 2004
is my resume actually worth something?
i was thinking of getting part-time work while i'm in law school. tried inquiring. turns out (or at least how i see it), my resume seems worthless without a master's degree or work experience. oh well...
oh, don't ask what sort of job i applied for. just wanted to share...
oh, don't ask what sort of job i applied for. just wanted to share...
Friday, November 19, 2004
semester 2, week 1
you see, i'm making the most out of this. i'm deprived these days of my usual daily internet surfing and all because i'm staying in the apartment for most of the week...
anyway, it's our first week for the second semester and (fortunately or unfortunately) we haven't met all our professors and we hardly have any "serious" assignments. which makes me think that these professors will give all the lengthy readings next week all at the same time (what's new anyway?)
well, for now, we're enjoying our "extended sembreak" but bracing ourselves for the hectic weeks ahead.
hope i still get to find time to do my entries here...
anyway, it's our first week for the second semester and (fortunately or unfortunately) we haven't met all our professors and we hardly have any "serious" assignments. which makes me think that these professors will give all the lengthy readings next week all at the same time (what's new anyway?)
well, for now, we're enjoying our "extended sembreak" but bracing ourselves for the hectic weeks ahead.
hope i still get to find time to do my entries here...
first 3 days
it has been 3 days since i moved in to our new apartment. i was thinking that i won't be able to sleep properly for the first few days. then again, i realized that i'm such a sleepyhead that it doesn't seem to matter where i am, so long as i have a bed, a pillow and a blanket, i would fall asleep.
what else? hmm... so far so good, it's been nice having kaye (and the babies) and sheila as housemates (teng has yet to move in next week) and lea, julie (and a whole lot others) as the friendly neighbors. actually, lea seems to be part of the household already. besides staying in the house longer than in her room, she already has some "interest" in the house (uhh... the oven toaster, a plate and a fork). but really, i like it when lea stays in the house... you know, bonding sessions, entertainment, etc.
oh, the food. this is really amazing! we've been sharing our canned goods, cooked food (to be reheated), etc. then take turns washing the dishes. seems to me like playing "bahay-bahayan" then i realized that this is living independently. not as easy as it seemed to be but (just like all other things) i should be learning from this. now, i realize that i should be mindful of the use of electricity, the water, locking the gates and doors, and all other things which i didn't seem to mind when i'm at home.
that's about my first 3 days of my "dormer's life." 3 days... so short a time, yet a lot of new learnings. and i know, there's more to come. for now, i'm at home to pamper myself a bit... (i miss my bed!!!)
what else? hmm... so far so good, it's been nice having kaye (and the babies) and sheila as housemates (teng has yet to move in next week) and lea, julie (and a whole lot others) as the friendly neighbors. actually, lea seems to be part of the household already. besides staying in the house longer than in her room, she already has some "interest" in the house (uhh... the oven toaster, a plate and a fork). but really, i like it when lea stays in the house... you know, bonding sessions, entertainment, etc.
oh, the food. this is really amazing! we've been sharing our canned goods, cooked food (to be reheated), etc. then take turns washing the dishes. seems to me like playing "bahay-bahayan" then i realized that this is living independently. not as easy as it seemed to be but (just like all other things) i should be learning from this. now, i realize that i should be mindful of the use of electricity, the water, locking the gates and doors, and all other things which i didn't seem to mind when i'm at home.
that's about my first 3 days of my "dormer's life." 3 days... so short a time, yet a lot of new learnings. and i know, there's more to come. for now, i'm at home to pamper myself a bit... (i miss my bed!!!)
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
classes once more
second semester in law school starts tomorrow (make that later). come to think of it, i've been studying for the last 20 years of my life. (started studying at 2 - 1/2) what lies ahead of me for this semester is something i really don't know. well, i just have to take it once day at a time as i have done, hoping not to make the same mistakes i made before. o well...
i'm just excited for tomorrow because for once, i'd experience a "dormer's life."
going back, i've been "funning" myself to death since last night. surf all i want, chat galore, etc. since i'd be deprived of this again once the heavy school work starts. hehe!
there you go, i'm getting sleepy already, got tired of bringing stuff to our new apartment. i haven't brought my clothes though. will be bringing them later...
i'm just excited for tomorrow because for once, i'd experience a "dormer's life."
going back, i've been "funning" myself to death since last night. surf all i want, chat galore, etc. since i'd be deprived of this again once the heavy school work starts. hehe!
there you go, i'm getting sleepy already, got tired of bringing stuff to our new apartment. i haven't brought my clothes though. will be bringing them later...
Monday, November 15, 2004
moving out, moving in
as most of you know, i live in the far-away land of valenzuela city and i really not all sold-out to the idea of driving to school everyday. so after a whole semester, i got a place sith some blockmates near the school. i'm not really used to "moving out" and "staying out" from our house. if i'm not mistaken, the longest time that i was not home (except trips with the family) was 5 days. it was when i attended a conference in baguio when i was in 2nd year college. this time around, i'd be out of the house more often. as per agreement with my dad, i'd be going home on thursdays and bring the car on friday then go back home on saturday. fair enough. besides, i don't want to wash my clothes so i'd rather bring them back home. hehe!
so, we moved in earlier today. oh, i think i should mention that i rode on the truck we used to transfer our things. nothing beats the city's polluted air! (our body needs a bit of dirt, you know) the place we got is nice enough (dapat lang, we get to pay 25000 a month -- for the whole house). a little handy work and now it looks good! thanks to kaye!
well, i really don't know what to expect this time around. this is the first time i'd be staying in a dorm (nay, an apartment). what i'm thinking now is at least i don't take time driving and much more time parking (if you know what i mean). i just hope this set-up gets me more time to study. let's just see what happens next. for now, i'll just live and learn (as always)...
so, we moved in earlier today. oh, i think i should mention that i rode on the truck we used to transfer our things. nothing beats the city's polluted air! (our body needs a bit of dirt, you know) the place we got is nice enough (dapat lang, we get to pay 25000 a month -- for the whole house). a little handy work and now it looks good! thanks to kaye!
well, i really don't know what to expect this time around. this is the first time i'd be staying in a dorm (nay, an apartment). what i'm thinking now is at least i don't take time driving and much more time parking (if you know what i mean). i just hope this set-up gets me more time to study. let's just see what happens next. for now, i'll just live and learn (as always)...
Thursday, November 11, 2004
more or less, this is it
the sign i was asking for if i should continue with law school: if i should pass all my subjects, then probably i should go on. if not, then this is probably not the right career for me. seriously, i wasn't satisfied with my performance for the entire semester.
so far so good... only 2 subjects have not been released, 1 of which is a sure-pass subject and the other, a pass-or-fail subject. so more or less, this is it. more than just the sign, i hope this is really the right thing to do.
i enrolled already for the next semester. but i still have a few days left (before classes start on the 16th) to think things over. you see, i like what i'm doing but it might not like me. (gets?) another thing is, while i probably like it, i still want to do other things or pursue other careers. let's just say that, it sometimes comes to a point that i want law to be my "hobby" while having another career. for one thing, if i couldn't stand an 8-5 office job, how much more reading tons of cases for my entire lifetime? another question that haunts me is if i really like the legal profession (not the subject!!!) or i just want the title. a lot of things still linger on my mind. i just need to sort things out. (i don't know if this is an "asap" thing)
pressure also comes into play. my dad asked about my grades awhile ago. i told him i passed everything and i made a jest that if i failed a subject, i'd quit law school (which was actually part of my plans). his only answer was: "anong ayaw? nandyan ka na." as if i couldn't get out or, possibly, forced out.
but for now, life continues in law school (so, stay tune with my law school escapades... hehe!)...
so far so good... only 2 subjects have not been released, 1 of which is a sure-pass subject and the other, a pass-or-fail subject. so more or less, this is it. more than just the sign, i hope this is really the right thing to do.
i enrolled already for the next semester. but i still have a few days left (before classes start on the 16th) to think things over. you see, i like what i'm doing but it might not like me. (gets?) another thing is, while i probably like it, i still want to do other things or pursue other careers. let's just say that, it sometimes comes to a point that i want law to be my "hobby" while having another career. for one thing, if i couldn't stand an 8-5 office job, how much more reading tons of cases for my entire lifetime? another question that haunts me is if i really like the legal profession (not the subject!!!) or i just want the title. a lot of things still linger on my mind. i just need to sort things out. (i don't know if this is an "asap" thing)
pressure also comes into play. my dad asked about my grades awhile ago. i told him i passed everything and i made a jest that if i failed a subject, i'd quit law school (which was actually part of my plans). his only answer was: "anong ayaw? nandyan ka na." as if i couldn't get out or, possibly, forced out.
but for now, life continues in law school (so, stay tune with my law school escapades... hehe!)...
mixed emotions
today (make that yesterday) was pretty exciting for me. our other grades for the semester were released. after weeks of agony, i finally got my grade in criminal law. let's just say, i kinda expected to fail after getting an average of 68.75 in recit. (shame, shame!) anyhow, i got a 79 and i'm so happy. a lot of people got better grades but that's enough for me for the meantime. at least i passed...
it saddens me though that i'd have to see some of my blockmates possibly for the last time. some of them dropped out voluntarily while others had no choice. it's sad really...
it saddens me though that i'd have to see some of my blockmates possibly for the last time. some of them dropped out voluntarily while others had no choice. it's sad really...
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
i hate it!!!
i hate this... just when i finished an entry and have clicked on the "publish" button, the internet connection gets truncated. and when i returned to the previous page... voila! the entire entry was gone. just like that! i hate it, i hate it!!! grr...
now, i'm not in the mood to re-write everything. curse this stupid internet connection!!!
now, i'm not in the mood to re-write everything. curse this stupid internet connection!!!
random thoughts... really random
i just want to have a new entry. no special reason. it's understandable why i can't get my thoughts together to write a decent entry. to begin with, i'm still awaiting the rest of my grades for the semester. i got relatively decent grades so far. what bothers me is that the grades in criminal law aren't out yet... how do i say this? umm... let's just say, it wasn't (actually, far from being) my best class for the whole semester. seems like failing this subject looms in front of me...
more random thoughts...
i realized that registration for next semester is on wednesday already (yeah, tomorrow!). heck, i haven't even decided if i should go on with law school. i've said again and again that i've never been so unsure in my whole life than now. i don't know if it's me or what. i want to do quite a lot of things. i like law school also. i want to try out my other options also. not a bit surprising, this is ME. however, i haven't even thought of choosing among all these options. at this point, i'm still thinking... trying to put every piece of the puzzle.
i don't seem to understand a lot of things. i dunno why... (see how random this is)
i hate this... i feel pressured and everything. why does everyone (well, not exactly everyone) think that i'm THAT bright and smart? i'm not fishing, ok? it's just that i'm really not. yeah, i heard that! it's easy to say that you should not mind whta others say. but is is THAT easy. i don't think so. i just feel so misunderstood.
hmm... as for now, i'm still waiting (and i hope not in vain)
more random thoughts...
i realized that registration for next semester is on wednesday already (yeah, tomorrow!). heck, i haven't even decided if i should go on with law school. i've said again and again that i've never been so unsure in my whole life than now. i don't know if it's me or what. i want to do quite a lot of things. i like law school also. i want to try out my other options also. not a bit surprising, this is ME. however, i haven't even thought of choosing among all these options. at this point, i'm still thinking... trying to put every piece of the puzzle.
i don't seem to understand a lot of things. i dunno why... (see how random this is)
i hate this... i feel pressured and everything. why does everyone (well, not exactly everyone) think that i'm THAT bright and smart? i'm not fishing, ok? it's just that i'm really not. yeah, i heard that! it's easy to say that you should not mind whta others say. but is is THAT easy. i don't think so. i just feel so misunderstood.
hmm... as for now, i'm still waiting (and i hope not in vain)
Sunday, November 07, 2004
nothing important, just an after thought
up until my recent posts, i realized that the first 3 or 4 entries were not JUST entries, they were novels! hehe... probably caused by the excitement of having an online journal. hehe!
third accident
this is it... i bumped (ACCIDENTALLY!!!) a wooden post in front of our house (one right in front of the factory) while attempting to properly park the car the other night. third "accident" since i started driving. let me recall, the first time was i bumped into a car near the monumento circle (fine, my fault). then, i scratched one of the doors (passenger side, back) against a post while parking in powerplant. then this one. i hope it stops here...
then again, i am admitted that i'm a lousy driver (and "parker" for that matter). to set things straight, i didn't push myself to be able to drive alone to get the so-called "freedom;" they forced me into this!!! in fact, at certain times, i DO prefer commuting...
then again, i am admitted that i'm a lousy driver (and "parker" for that matter). to set things straight, i didn't push myself to be able to drive alone to get the so-called "freedom;" they forced me into this!!! in fact, at certain times, i DO prefer commuting...
catching up on my social life
after more than a month of not going out, i'm finally free to catch up on my social life. went to la salle (oh, how i miss la salle!!!) this afternoon and yesterday for that matter. why, you may ask... well, what i told my dad was i'm meeting up with simoun to discuss the script for the uno homecoming which we're assigned as hosts. (yes, apparently this hosting thing can be a career) but the main purpose is of course to see old friends and catch up with them. too bad, didn't get to meet up with my forever-friend kat. well, there's always a next time.
well, after discussing the script, i chatted the afternoon away with des, jatts and lorraine and we had dinner at pizza hut while watching born diva. hahaha! Ü
this is life... i hope everyday's the same...
well, after discussing the script, i chatted the afternoon away with des, jatts and lorraine and we had dinner at pizza hut while watching born diva. hahaha! Ü
this is life... i hope everyday's the same...
Thursday, November 04, 2004
finally it's over!!!
submitted our final project in constitutional law this afternoon. at last, i'm officially on vacation mode. well, it wasn't that easy to begin with. we had to rush stuff (final touches for the project) on the last minute and i'm just glad everything turned out well. umm... let's just say damn that murphy's law!!! and whoever that murphy is, he'd better hide before i find him and kill him. or if he's already dead, i hope he rots and burns in hell.
i'm just happy our professor liked the cover... i hope he likes the content too...
to end the day, there's nothing like relaxing over coffee with cecille (special mention!) then getting a new cd
that's it, my bed's waiting for me
i'm just happy our professor liked the cover... i hope he likes the content too...
to end the day, there's nothing like relaxing over coffee with cecille (special mention!) then getting a new cd
that's it, my bed's waiting for me
Monday, November 01, 2004
the baguio trip
went to baguio with my family for the weekend. a 2-day break after a whole semester in law school, not to mention the draining final exams. anyhow, i came from the editing house (we were editing our video for the consti project) and arrived home aroung 2am. so literally, i came home just to replace what's inside my bag (i came from an overnight the night before) and to freshen up and at 3am, we were off to baguio. i slept the whole trip off and woke up only when we were already somewhere near burnham park.
some random thoughts (read: random. meaning, no coherence at times) after the trip...
grouchy stuff first. i found out that when you go out to trips like this with your family when all of you are rather adults already, it's not as enjoyable anymore just like when you (at least some of you) were still kids. we ate at places that you could also find here in manila (umm... dencio's, country waffles, teriyaki boy...). we went to the market and bought stuff, and just when i was getting the hang of it and was already in the mood to buy stuff, my dad rushes us to finish buying stuff (and yeah, he already bought what he wanted). had dinner at dencio's (wow, what a new place) at around 6pm and when darkness fell, we were already at the hotel (of sorts) we had some (read: some. literally "some") rounds of wine. no more going out to enjoy a saturday night because they were tired already. let me sum up the things we did for t he almost 2 days in baguio: eat, buy, travel (while i sleep in the car), watch tv, and sleep. pretty exciting aint it?
don't get me wrong, i don't hate going out with my family. what i'm driving at is that it really is different when you go out to trips like this with your friends (of course, not when you're still a kid) and enjoy a little more freedom and just simply enjoy life.
what's nice about the trip? well, it was a welcome break after my hectic schedule and it got my mind off serious stuff for a while.
now, it's back to reality and on to my daily adventures in life.
some random thoughts (read: random. meaning, no coherence at times) after the trip...
grouchy stuff first. i found out that when you go out to trips like this with your family when all of you are rather adults already, it's not as enjoyable anymore just like when you (at least some of you) were still kids. we ate at places that you could also find here in manila (umm... dencio's, country waffles, teriyaki boy...). we went to the market and bought stuff, and just when i was getting the hang of it and was already in the mood to buy stuff, my dad rushes us to finish buying stuff (and yeah, he already bought what he wanted). had dinner at dencio's (wow, what a new place) at around 6pm and when darkness fell, we were already at the hotel (of sorts) we had some (read: some. literally "some") rounds of wine. no more going out to enjoy a saturday night because they were tired already. let me sum up the things we did for t he almost 2 days in baguio: eat, buy, travel (while i sleep in the car), watch tv, and sleep. pretty exciting aint it?
don't get me wrong, i don't hate going out with my family. what i'm driving at is that it really is different when you go out to trips like this with your friends (of course, not when you're still a kid) and enjoy a little more freedom and just simply enjoy life.
what's nice about the trip? well, it was a welcome break after my hectic schedule and it got my mind off serious stuff for a while.
now, it's back to reality and on to my daily adventures in life.
