Kaya nga may "IV" diyan e. Yun yun e.

4D, mayroon tayong ilang timpalak para sa asignaturang Filipino. Pakibasa na lamang ang mga sumusunod para sa karagdagang impormasyon. Salamat.

 

TULANG ELEKTRONIKO

KAILAN: Ika-3 linggo ng Hulyo hanggang ika-11 ng gabi ng ika-7 ng Agosto. (Sabi sa papel ika-12 ng hatinggabi, kaya di ako sigurado kung alin ang susundin.)

>Para sa ating nasa ikaapat na taon, tayo’y gagawa ng “Maikling Tula/Dagli.” Maaring mayroon o walang sukat o tugma.

>Kailangang ipadala sa pamamagitan ng e-mail sa “csa_filipino@yahoo.com” Para sa mga mag-aaral ng magsusulat ng on the spot, ang pagsulat ay gagawin sa isang particular na oras klase sa Filipino.

>Sa pagpapadala, kailangang nakalakip ang buong pangalan, pangkat, at antas

>Isang account lang ang gamitin sa pagpapadala ng tula.

 

PAGSULAT NG SANAYSAY (Essay Writing)

KAILAN: Ika-6 ng Agosto, 3:45 – 4:45 ng hapon.

SAAN: Rm. 306-307

>Isa lang ang pwedeng sumali.

>Ibibigay ang tema sa oras ng timpalak

>Magdala lang ng panulat. Ang papel na gagamitin ay ibibigay sa oras ng timpalak.

>Gagamit ng pen name, at magkakaroon ng listahan para malaman kung sino ang sino.

>300-500 salita ang haba ng sanaysay.

 

MASINIG NA PAGKUKUWENTO (Creative Storytelling)

KAILAN: Ika-11 ng Agosto, 3:45 – 4:45 ng hapon

SAAN: Rm. 207-208

>Isa lang ang pwedeng sumali.

>May dalawang minute ng paghahanda bago i-prisenta ang piyesa.

>Ibibigay ang piyesa sa oras ng timpalak

 

RADYO DRAMA

KAILAN: Ika-14 ng Agosto, 2:45-3:45 ng hapon

SAAN: Rm. 207 to 210

>8-10 lang ang pwede sumali

>Ibibigay ang tema sa oras ng timpalak

>Tatagal lamang ng 7-10 na minuto.

 

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING

KAILAN: Ika-13 ng Agosto, 3:45-4:45 ng hapon

SAAN: Rm. 211

>Isa lang ang pwedeng sumali.

>3^rd yr VS 4^th yr

>5 – 10 minuto lang.

UNGARR~

These days haven't been particulalry kind. I've been sleeping late, and have kept neglecting certain duties. I think I seriously need to have a planner. 

 You know, I had my "early" sembreak all planned out. ('Coz we all know CSA won't have a break on October/Novemner thanks to "Ah, it's one and one.")

• Today: Fix room, make assignments
• Thursday: Meeting with Insights staff on the 'net; get my fucking scores; see if I'll still apply for abroad; pay for MTG stuff.
• Friday: Look for scholarships; read up on universities, both local and abroad; study for UPCAT; look up on entrance exams for DLSU, UST, and CEU; write article
• Saturday: ME TIME; play video games and exercise for 4-5 hours (They say it takes 3 hours to fully use up all your carbohydrates before you use up your fat reserves.); check up on stuff.
• Sunday: Secret sexaaay ninja time; Lord time, sana.
• Monday - Thursday: Meeting on Insights (on one of the days, duh), order food, fix my oh-so-hawtandsexay-but-incredibly-stupid&slow lappy; reinstall Illustrator and Photoshop; study for UPCAT; prepare my applications; prepare for Sabayan; do anything else I have to do
• Friday: exercise for 4-5 hours (yes, that will take pounds off of you for sure, unlike some made-up diet you saw on the net), eat healthy, play video games
• Saturday: Anything goes day. Talk with AJ42? :)) Hi, Bes, Thelma, Don! 
• Sunday: Secret sexaaay ninja time; Lord time, sana; Plot for my eventual takeover of the world. MUAHARHARHARHARHAR.

As you can see, I had the perfect (meaning, perfect for me, not you; the concept of perfect varies from person to person anyway) schedule. I had ample time to do the school work, work on the Insights, eat, sleep, exercise, do the things I have to do, eat, exercise, play, prepare for my applications, eat, etc. The suspension of classes was really a blessing in disguise.

Oh wait, no. I'm wrong. It COULD HAVE BEEN a blessing in disguise, because of:

Online classes and pamatay homework from my beloved alma mater. :D

My break is ruined. A senior's dreams of going to a good university is crushed. The hard drive will still be full of countless copies of essays from 4th grade. I shall never finishf Shaman King Kang Zeng Bang chapter 299: God End III.

Tataba na naman ako.

A few moments ago, a friend of mine, Dwight, texted me a question. It went something like this:

               Imagine this: on a cold summer evening, you’re whisked away to a bare and stony rooftop. A cool breeze flirts with your face, and a warm breath tickles your back. A familiar touch tugs your shoulder, and you find yourself in the arms of your beloved. Your heart begins beating wildly, and you feel a warm rush overcoming your body. You try not to look into his eyes, but you can’t help it. He draws his face closer to yours, then he…

Did that make you feel giddy and warm inside?
                No? Then we’re done here. Yes? Not good at all.

Why, you may ask? First, I can’t believe people actually like this “Romeo & Juliet”-esque stuff – this kind of cheesy crap you see in those unbelievable romantic flicks. Second, I just don’t believe in love – the romantic kind that is.

You read that right. I don’t believe in romantic love and I don’t think we have experienced it at all, at least in our age group. Now, before you throw rotten tomatoes at me, please hear me first: we are too young and inexperienced to even know what love truly is. Adolescence is an extremely volatile stage; we are always at the mercy of our hormones. When someone does something sweet or when we find someone looking good all the time, our brains go into overdrive and fill our bodies with chemicals that make us think we are in love, when we are really not. We’re still not used to having testosterone and estrogen filling our bloodstreams during this stage, and we suddenly have these delusions that the person we are attracted to is the person we really love.

Consider this as well: we, teenagers, are beings of convenience, too much convenience. Remember what our corny romantic flicks tell us? True love entails sacrifice. Are we really capable of leaving everything behind for one person when most of us have to depend on our parents for sustenance? That you-and-me-against-the-world idea may seem acceptable at first, but love alone can’t maintain a relationship, neither will it feed your stomachs.

But what may be the most devastating blow to that blasphemy called “romantic teenage love” is this: we’re not really sure of what love is. We have use that four letter word so many times in so many inappropriate cases that the word has lost its true meaning, and that we’re not so sure of it really means. We keep on throwing statements like “I love Anna,” “I love Mark,” and “I love pizza” when we don’t really mean them. We use the word “love” when we really meant attraction, admiration, or addiction to people.

That’s exactly the reason why we’re so confused about love. It’s not love we’re experiencing; it’s just plain attraction. The former is an extremely different ball game compared to the latter. We are attracted to people for so many reasons, but among all those, these three are probably at the top of the list: admiration, stronger friendship, and codependency.

Admiration is not love because there’s no sense of commitment. We admire people for different reasons. Perhaps he’s as handsome as David Beckham or as chic as Audrey Hepburn. Perhaps he/she’s an extremely good football player or one of the most chivalrous persons around. Their good qualities catch our attention so fast that we begin to continually pay attention to what they’re up to, but this is also why admiration can’t be love. Once we’re not interested in them anymore, we discard them like yesterday’s garbage.

Having a stronger friendship is not love because it is what it is – just a friendship. When we start thinking about how we can be more than friends with our respective companions, problems about ruining the friendship arise. When we do decide to take it to the next level, the rashness and unpreparedness of youth show us that it’s not meant to be for us to be with our friends and the relationship then becomes scarred. It can never go back to the way it was before. Perhaps what we really wanted is to be and to talk with them more.

Codependency is not love because there are “no feelings involved”. People get together just because they need something from each other. This goes beyond than your simple give-and-take; with codependency, one can not survive without the other, emotionally, physically, financially, etc., and this is probably the reason why this is the most dangerous form of attraction.

Given all these, can we really say there’s such a thing called romantic love? Can we teenagers really fall in love? The answer is yes. There really is such a thing called romantic love, but we just can’t find it now. Romantic love is what allows both the involved parties to grow together positively, and it requires a lot of maturity, sacrifice, commitment, and perseverance to make it work that way. Those things can’t be found in teenagers like us for we’re too young and too inexperienced; we barely know how things work in this world and how the pieces fit into the bigger picture. We need more time to develop if we are to invest in such an endeavor and labor called love.

But then who knows? Maybe I’m wrong about the matters of love. After all, I just turned 17, and I’m just like you, too young and too inexperienced to know anything in this world.

Edit: Screw the typos. I don't want to go through this wall of text again.

The world is a wonderful place, if only there were more pizza.

I've been having dreams more frequently these days, and frankly, I'm not too amused.

This particular one, which happened several days ago, took place in ( Muahahaha. )

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I seriously want to change my layouts in all my public accounts. I want my Multiply, LJ, Plurk, Twitter, and Friendster to have one consistent look.

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Thursday was certainly not a good day for me. A sudden explosive encounter with someone made me almost unable to eat a meal (the temptation to eat is too powerful), plus that business IT proposal made me recall those horrible horrible days of Research. It didn't also help the fact that my favorite pair of shoes got dirty because of the puddles.

On the plus side though, we finally get to use the Wi-Fi in Ateneo. And I didn't get scolded for not going to Eastwood in a taxi alone. Yay!


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In light of what has happened around the world, I urge everyone to go this site - http://doihaveswineflu.org/ - to see if you have been infected by what may be one of the most deadly pandemics ever to face mankind.

I was going to post about today, and how extremely sad the afternoon was (damn quiz), but I got sidetracked by Eric's questions. :))

( The 100 Questions )

So I was chatting with someone on Omegle, and we were talking about stuff, then:

Warning: Sabog entry alert. XD I should really sleep earlier.
( I really wish I have a chance. )

Well, that's the gist of everything. I wanted to include more stuff, but I really have to sleep, and there's still debate training for tomorrow. :| oh well.

So I went to Ateneo today, but I had no idea where I was supposed to go to for AJSS, but a quick call to Joan - and following Geraldine to Faura AVR XDDD- solved that problem. It was a bit awkward when I went into the AVR because it was quiet, and people were looking at me when I went in. I walked over to Alvin and talked to some people 'til one of the facilitators (forgot her name. haha.)  and Fr. Waxx came in. They gave us surveys to answer then we had the picture taking for the ID.

We did those games (Make-your-own-machine and that crush-kita-ok-lang game. Hi Joan and JM. XD) for this group dynamics to get to know each other, but I ended up bumping to someone (my bad, sorry), then sliding all over Faura AVR. I also got to talk and meet people from different schools like Carissa and Julienne, but all this chatting made me want to talk to 3C people. Haay, I miss them people already (I don't have the luxury of a Sun SIM, Globe's UnlimiTxt, or having a postpaid account with a high enough limit. Besides, talking over Y!M is easier than texting, if people would go online. XDDD).

So yeah, the morning session was fun. I had lunch with Kiko, Jonah, Joan, Alvin and Tim, then we went to this place called the Doghouse (it's the shed with benches just right outside the cafeteria). The morning session was really tiring, so I had no energy left for the afternoon session. We walked to the archives where it had really cool stuff about Ateneo's history - it's in its 150th year already. I just sat there though, since I didn't feel like standing up anymore.

After that, we went to the library where a libririan gave us a tour of its facilities. Grabe, every section had its own photocopier. Apparently, someone forgot to pick us up, so our group waited for someone to pick us up at the library. By that time, I really wanted to sleep already. We made our way to Kostka(?) to tell Fr. Waxx we've been left behind, but it was already dismissal time, so he told us to go home instead.

But I didn't. I went over to Joan's group and toured with them (Sayang din yun. Baka mawala pa ako sa Ateneo). After the group was dismissed, I, Joan, Kyne, and Albert went around SEC, talking about stuff and stuff (Si Kyne pala yung prom date. XDDD, 'til I decided to go home.

AJSS, so far, is fun. That's it, I guess. XDDD

P.S. I really have to submit that deposit slip for Rio Tinto, AMC, register for the SAT, and learn how to enroll. XD

Finally finished Rant! Fuck, the book's so fucking awesome. Party crashing, rabies, and twists! I did get a bit confused in the end though.

AJSS was fine/fun. May cute dun. XD || Can't get enough of this microblogging shit. || Must do a proper entry soon. :))

I won't be in Manila from March 28 to April 1, so I may not have any contact with people during those times.

I'm guessing that "emo" will go out of style, while "sk8er" will be the in thing several weeks from now.


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We're just a week into summer, and somehow, I'm already feeling the burnout. I'm not looking forward to stress-less days anymore (not that I want those kinds of days), and going on Facebook and those social networking sites has become tedious already. I really have to start working on those college apps for next school year.

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I just don't feel it anymore.

Recently, I've been quite apathetic with just about everything. I've lost the drive to do some of the things I used to really want, and I just don't care about (some of the) people (I know) anymore. Heck, I've been glued to my DS playing Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, abusing the arena, levelling my characters to 20/20, and resetting countless times because the fucking RNG (that's the random number generator) keeps on screwing my stats (Abel, Cain, Marth, and Lena - I'm looking at you.). I swear, after I finish that fucking game, I'm not going to play another Fire Emblem game.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon really ain't a bad game; it's waaay better than Final Fantasy Tactics A2 (Tactics my ass. All you needed was Ribbon equiupped Adelle and a Paladin/Parivir Luso to win the game). This game really is hard (provided you don't abuse the arena); there isn't just one way to win, and you can't just use your best character or Marth to beat everyone's ass. The gameplay also isn't your typical SRPG fare; you really had to take care of your units, because if they die, they're gone for good. You get to revive just one character. ONCE.

To make the experience less harsh, the game offers arenas wherein you can train your characters for experience and money. Using the arena is a bit like gambling - you have to wager a certain sum the game will offer, then a character you choose will fight to the death with some redshirt (the enemies really wear red). If your character wins, that character gains experience and money. If the character loses, you lose the character and the money you wagered. Arenas really help you out because experience is really limited (you only fight a small number of characters if you don't go into the arena), and the only way to get the good equipment is to have lots of money. It also doesn't hurt that there's an arena in every other chapter or so.

Or maybe not. If you really want to obtain those expensive but useful weapons, the you'd have to spend most of your time fighting in the arenas. The game stops when you (ab)use the arena. Heck, I bet you'll spend more time abusing the arena than actually playing the game - it's a bit like Riviera, though less intrusive.

Bah.

But then I'm not here to talk about arenas in Fire Emblem. At least not initially. Maybe I should reserve my ranting about how any woman person who can use her their 3C's: charm, charisma, and curves to get what she they want after I come back from camp.

Meh. It looks like Twitter's more useful than Plurk

"If a flat chested girl hugs you, she's holding you closer to heart" -dronebabo of teamliquid.net

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The past few days have been sort of meh. I started talking to some people again (hello Francis!), had an epiphany of sorts, and got exempted from the tests, but  I still had to do work (running from the lungga SAR to the printing office back and forth is no easy feat) and certain people showing me how iffy my world seemed (not that it's necessarily a bad thing).

On the other hand, junior year seemed like it was never there. Throughout the year, I've had this gut feeling that I can't explain (there we go again), and it never left me. Don't get me wrong, this year was fun; I got to do things I've never done before, and I met people here and there (no matter how cliche that sounds, keehh), but there was still some sort of anxiety present. Oh well. At least summer is here; I can relax all week long.

Despite that though, I think the class improved as whole. Many issues were brought out in the light and were dealt with. Still though, I can't believe how some people can be so oblivious.

If there's one thing I really liked about this school year, I think I'm more comfortable with my interests. There was a part of me that was ashamed when I talked about Gundams, anime, and handheld gaming ('cause I barely know shit about console gaming); some would remark, "Aren't you too old for  those kinds of things?" The guys on the other side of the class (Eric, Miki, Raf, Iza, Joan, and Perry)  reminded me too not mind those kinds of things. Thanks. :))

As for summer, I'm looking forward to debate training (woohooo! first training in 4+ months XD), college hunting, and AJSS. Hopefully, this summer turns out great.

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You know, a part of me died when I learned that I'm not eligible to apply for that Singapore scholarship. 8 months and 12 days. Then again, if I was eligible, I might not have applied anyway -I would leave during October or December.

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HAHA. FUNNY KOREAN STRIPSwww.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php

 JR: "High school ain't about grades, it's how you balance everything with your grades" 

Or something like that. I forgot his exact words.

Anyway, the school year's ending in a couple of days, and this seems like a perfect time to reminisce all the things that happened in the past 10 months - you know, that year ender post.

But that's way too much of a hassle. An entry where I type down almost everything that happened during those months. Meh. 

Like Shakespeare said, "Brevity is the soul of wit."

Then again, I'm not really known for those kinds of things.

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I was supposed to write a v. short story here, but after consulting the peers who are still up, I decided not to. Halata raw masyado. XDDDDDDDDD

Whenever I bring out my laptop, someone would ask me, "Where's the porn?"

At lahat ng makukulay na papuri sa iyo
Bigla-biglang iniwan ako

Sa isang saglit, ito'y nawala
Nawala parang isang bula
'Sing bilis ng pagdating ng hangin
'sing bilis ng kisapmata.

Aanhin pa ba ang mga 'to?
Kung ang pagtingin mo sa'kin
ay ganito
Puno ng inip at yamot.
Puno ng inis at bagot.




It's my first try, yay! There was supposed to be something above it, but I quickly forgot those lines when I started writing 'em down.

As for today, let's just say it was one of those sucky ones. Bleh.

Ahaha. The Wii getting some action.