Buhay pa tayo

Familiar? Yep. It's VERY familiar. It's the last blog title on Julia Campbell's blog dated on January 13, 2007. Yes. I'm still alive. Distress call. May day, may day. Tower. May day!

It was Wednesday. And during this day, we REALLY don't like the time from 8.30 am to 10.00 am. Why? Just refer to my previous blog posts. Arrghh. The moment I arrived at school, some of my classmates saw him rode an HH enroute to the Administration Building. He was called by the chancellor regarding the issue last Friday. I really don't know, he just bluntly said in front of us:

"somebody told the chancellor about what happened last Friday. And I'm not afraid. I really don't care."

Nonsense. We could barely feel his nervousness when he talks about it. Hmmm. BTW, we had a long quiz and we didn't expect the type of quiz that we took hours ago. And then, he made a deal for those who didn't attend his "class" last "Friday" - we should make a three-page essay with a topic of the achievements and shortcomings of our present chancellor and its impact to the students. Shit. And if we could pass this, tatanggalan ng fifty points sa long exam para sa mga nakapunta last Friday (supposedly, classes were REALLY suspended because of chancey's dialogue.) but if we fail to that, they can still have their 50 point-incentive on our first long exam. We asked them first. Some of them quoted that he's REALLY unfair. They pitied us. Some were on a 50-50 condition. And for others, an additional 50 points in a long exam would be a GREAT HELP for them.

Haaay. ano bah? We're stucked in a new strain of academic slash social crisis. Dilemma strikes back. Not only that, we were given TREMENDOUS LOADS of assignments. Here are those excruciatingly hard assigments (when I say hard, I really mean it -- for we couldn't understand any single element in our lesson because he really doesn't know how to teach. Pa-impress lang ang alam):


-Explain the physical phenomena of FIREWORKS quantum mechanically.

-Differentiate Phosphorescence and Fluorescence quantum mechanically.

-Explain why do chlorophyll A & B pigments displayed a green color when it's subjected to visible light while when it's exposed to UV light, it turns to red.

**Explain with diagram, 1111 (1-inch boundary for all sides), font 12, times new roman, SINGLE SPACED, with diagram.


And THAT'S NOT ALL! There's more!


He also assigned reporters for the next meeting. SADLY, our group got the most difficult topic subjected to reporting, and that is:

-Diagonal relationships and inert pair effect.


Haaaay. I used to love chemistry since third year, and now, I still LOVE chem, but the problem is, it's the professor itself. Hayyy. And he likes to quote this:

"LIFE is UNFAIR. You should deal with it."

Yeah. You mentioned that boring saying since last sem. Booo.

BTW. I was about to board the outgoing jeepney enroute to Mintal when Mikko and Adrian called me. They wanted me to join the Math Mania Quiz Bee. Both of them are really GOOD at MATH. When I say GOOD, it means that both of them got a grade of UNO (flat one) in their Math subject last sem. May gawd. Well, how about me? Just a plain DOS. At first, I was quite hesitant to join the quiz bee since I'm not good on speed problems. I'm good at math but I suck when it comes to speed. It usually takes time for me to analyze any mathematical problem.

Parang nabunutan din ako ng tinik when I've learned that 50% would be a math-related question, then the remaining 50% would cover current events, entertainment, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Information and so much more. I was quite nervous at that time because nahihiya ako, baka wala akong masagot kahit isang question man lang, baka wala akong kwentang groupmate. But I was wrong. I still managed to answer 3 math questions during the quiz bowl. Of course, I didn't fail to answer those science-related questions. Hehehhe. At least nakatulong ako sa aking group.


Yes. Muli akong nabuhayan ng loob. because I won 66 pesos! Yebah. Gawin ang lahat para lang sa pera! Yikes.


Buhay pa tayo. We're still alive right at this moment. We never knew the language of giving up. We're fighters. And he's just an overweight tiger.

We even won the quiz bowl -- we garnered the second place. And we won 200 pesos (as a group) plus certificates.

on the verge of committing SUICIDE

When I was nine, my mom usually bought me books and magazines rather than toys. But hell, I prefer the former rather than the latter. Anyhow, she bought a book entitled "UNEXPLAINED". It wasn't an ordinary book for it's a collection of unexplained phenomena around the planet. You name those unexplained entities - from flora to fauna, dwarfs to giants, ghosts to ghouls, fairies to monsters, LAHAT nandoon! Well, I just read an article which struck me most. The article was entitled THE DEVIL'S SONG. It's actually a song, a Hungarian song composed in the mid 30's (1930). The song was entitled GLOOMY SUNDAY after the composer's girlfriend ended their affair. Out of despair and sheer sadness, he made a song. The original content of the song was this:

"The man's girlfriend died in an accident. After her girlfriend's funeral, he went inside his apartment and shot his head using his high-caliber gun."

Then, he published his song and apparently, the song was indeed a great hit. Yeah it was a hit because thousands of people committed suicide after its first or debut release on the radio. That was only in Hungary. The Hungarian Police were baffled by the increase number of suicide reports in the country. It was mysterious until they found the culprit - the song, GLOOMY SUNDAY. The song was revised and it was played outside Hungary. It was also played in France, and other countries in Europe. One by one, they reported the same incident that occurred in Hungary - increasing suicidal reports. The number of suicidal reports on these countries increased EXPONENTIALLY. There was an incident where in an ice cream parlor, ten people committed suicide immediately after hearing that dreadful song. Some jumped on a high rise building, others drank insect killers/pesticides, some slit their wrist, and others, well, shot there own selves. The Hungarian police also reported that the girlfriend of the composer of the deadly song (I forgot his name =]) committed suicide in her apartment. The composer committed suicide by jumping from a ten-story building. The suicide trend continued 'til 60's. In that time, the Hungarian government banned the song and suicide reports had gone lower until the number of victims could only be counted on one's finger.

CURIOUS??

Here's the song and its lyrics. (Since I didn't activate the auto-play, please click the PLAY button. thank you!)

Sunday is gloomy,
My hours are slumberless
Dearest the shadows
I live with are numberless
Little white flowers
Will never awaken you
Not where the black coaches
Sorrow has taken you
Angels have no thoughts
Of ever returning you
Wouldnt they be angry
If I thought of joining you?

Gloomy sunday

Gloomy is sunday,
With shadows I spend it all
My heart and i
Have decided to end it all
Soon therell be candles
And prayers that are said I know
But let them not weep
Let them know that Im glad to go
Death is no dream
For in death Im caressin you
With the last breath of my soul
Ill be blessin you

Gloomy sunday

Dreaming, I was only dreaming
I wake and I find you asleep
In the deep of my heart here
Darling I hope
That my dream never haunted you
My heart is tellin you
How much I wanted you
Gloomy sunday

Haaay. Today, there's only one suicidal song left in the world. Yung "Beautiful Girl/Boy" ni Sean Kingston/ Jojo. Magpapakamatay nalang akoif ever marinig ko ulit ang kantang yun. It's quite IRRITATING to my ears nah! Shyeeeet. Hahahahha.

What the ??

Last night, I dreamt another weird dream. Again. It goes like this.

Davao City became a sprawling metropolis by the year 2017. Honestly, I couldn't recognize the place already - high rise building, wider highways, lots and lots of intestine-like flyovers and yeah, parang Singapore ang Davao sa dream ko. I was driving my car when suddenly I saw a white - yellow jumbo jet - a Boeing 747-400. It was Cebu Pacific Air. (Wow. 747? Cebu Pacific? C'mon). It continued to flew at a very low altitude until it crashed right in the middle of the metropolis. My car flew as the big ball of fire continue to wreak unimaginable havoc. Then I woke up.

Hayy naku. Is this the cause of stress? Fcuk. Gotta study pa. Wednesday would be probably the biggest and the most difficult day of my life. Good luck nalang sa akin.

___________________

And it's just quite annoying when at the middle of the night, your neighbor's dog begins its own ghoulish ritual -- howling. Bwisit! It's quite annoying --slash-- creepy. Good thing, my dogs didn't bother it. Palibasa sa harapan ng bahay ng kapitbahay namin, may namatay doon - he died right in front of our neighbor's house. Yikes! It was year 2004 and it's a long, tragic and sad story.

___________________

Gumising ka na nga? WAKE UP! WAKE UP!

So you want to cut class? THINK AGAIN.

These are the top ten funniest excuse notes from parents collected by schools from all over this country.

1. Please excuse Lola for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot.

2. Jimmy has been absent yesterday because he had two teeth taken out of his face.

3. My daughter is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E. today. Please execute her.

4. Please excuse Jenny. She has been sick and under the doctor.

5. Sandra won't be in school a week from today. We have to attend her funeral.

6. Please excuse Holly from Jim today. She is administrating.

7. Kevin was absent from school yesterday because he was playing football. He was damaged in the growing part.

8. Amy could not come to school today because she was bothered by very close veins.

9. Please excuse Johnny for being. It was his father's fault.

10. Please excuse Jesse from school. He had very loose vowels.


Hahahaha!

the devil's wrath

Out of the blue, the chancellor called for a dialogue and we, as freshman were encouraged to attend the said event para masagot ang aming mga hinanaing, complaints, concerns and etc. Until, naging compulsory na ang attendance sa kanyang dialogue.

I was riding an HH (habal-habal, our main mode of transportation next to jeepney) when a guard from CHSS (College of Humanities and Social Science) blocked our way. And he asked me:

"Pers year ka??" (First year ka??)

Then I gave him a nod.

Then he replied: "Walay klase karon. Attend mo dapat sa talk ni chancey. Utos ni siya sa Dean ninyo" (Walang klase ngayon til 10 am). You must attend chancey's dialogue. Your Dean posted a memo on us.

So I obeyed the guard and I went to Lorenzo Hall. Well, things were normal, students expressing their concerns about the school's environment, revisions of a certain course curriculum and etc. Then out of nowhere, my classmates arrived LATE, and they're making some hand signs, as if there was an emergency or whatnot. So I went out of the room despite masikip ang daanan palabas (kasi naman ang dami namin eh!). Then they made a HUUUGE revelation which made my heart sank for a long period of time. One of my classmate said this:


"Uie, alam mo bah? may klase gud si METALLOID (real name omitted for security reason) kanina. Tapos nag quiz kami but hindi lang niya chinek. Tapos may plus 50 kami sa first long exam. Konti lang kasi kami. Puntahan mo nalang siya doon."


I was really FRUSTRATED to him **SLASH** her. It's not because I didn't get the plus 50 incentive for the first long exam, it's only because of that FAACKEN Metalloid!!

BTW, bakit METALLOID ang codename? Simple. I just remembered my highschool chemistry teacher nung sinabi niya na ang metals and nonmetals had its unique properties. Then ang metalloid, half metal, half nonmetal. In that faux-kin' devil's case, half-half din siya, meaning -- BADING. A Faggot.

Okay, balik sa topic. Then I went to CSM (College of Science and Mathematics). Upon entering the building, the guard asked me and parang pinapaalis kami agad kasi nga walang klase. I just made a white lie. Duh. So I went to the faculty room, knocked the door and saw the METALLOID talking with the two pioneer professors here in UP. So I politely asked him (even nabibwisit na ako sa kanyang pagmumukha). Sarcasm.

Me: Sir, may klase pala kayo kanina? Diba may dialogue si chancey ngayon?

And he --**SLASH**-- SHE just replied in a conceited manner:

Metalloid: I had a lecture kanina. Ba't ka nandito? (I could sense na parang pinapaalis na ako).

Me: Uhm, sir kasi (with matching nervous voice) papunta na sana kami dito eh, bigla lang kami hinarang ng guard tas sabi niya raw may memong (memo) binigay ang dean para sa lahat ng mga teachers, stating that classes were suspended.

**Then the other two professors pointed out as well.

prof 1: Oo nga! Pati nga si Doc Navs (the father of all math teachers sa UP, hehe, ata? whatever) hinarang ng guard kanina sa admin.

The monkey replied as if he's the most intelligent being in the world.

Metalloid: I didn't received any MEMOS! So may klase pa rin ako.

Damn. Damn. DAMN. Faux Tah! So I asked him **SLASH** her for the last time.

Me: Sir, ang assignment ko? (as I was trying to reach the paper in my bag..)

Metalloid: Sa iyo na iyan. Just review it nalang for our next quiz.

I've heard the other two professors na kinausap pa yung animal na yun, but I left the room immediately. I cried. I cried because I was really disappointed and frustrated sa kanya (ganyan lang talaga ako pag masama talaga ang loob ko). Di ko mapigilan ang sarili ko. I'm super galit sa animal na yun. TANG-mother!

I've also learned na may loooong QUIZ kami sa kanyang subject. Bwisit. Hinahamon niya talaga ang patience ko. PWES. I'll prove him **SLASH** her WRONG. Kung kayang i-perfect ang kanyang exam or quizzes, eh di kayanin! BWISIT BWISIT BWISIT.

The sad thing was, even if we report this to the Dean or to the chancellor, kami pa rin ang talo. I'm sure pag-initan kami niyan sa kanyang class and eventually we'll get a dreadful five for a shallow reason.

Ang yabang mo yots! You're so so so conceited. Hindi ka pa nga nag masteral, ganon ka na, how much more kung nakakuha ka na ng doctorate degree. How I wish puputok na ang ulo mo dahil sa kayabangan mo. Very UNprofessional. When karma arrives in your flambouyant life, this is what I can say to your faux-king face:

MIRISI nimo YOTS! Gaba!

I "are" STUPID

I did my best but I guess my best wasn't good enough.

Should I call that as "best"?

Probably not.

I made an outline on it - but I didn't read it intensively.

I underlined some terms in the book - STILL I didn't internalized it.

I know those complicated formulas - YET I still made a simple mistake which ruin the entire solution and the answer.

I set the alarm of my cellphone at 3.00 am, yet I woke up at 4.00 am and just skimmed my oh-so thick book.

I was confident that I could pass the second quiz, yet I flunked for the first time this semester.

For the whole morning, I just played Flying Finger - a cellphone game with a mechanics similar to the online game O2jam.

Remorse. Resentment. Eternal Damnation - and I'm so stupid.

BUT THEN AGAIN, I'm optimistic. Mr. Brightside. Just look on the brighter side.

Procrastination, cramming ---- GET OUT of my LIFE!

I'm losing my sanity.

I am SOOOOO disappointed with my OWN self.

Mader mader I AM SICK

Health is wealth.

A healthy mind and body is the key to SUCCESS.

WTF. I think I'm abusing my body - my health to be precise. I was so preoccupied, thinking that my well being's fine. Before the month long sembreak or during our finals, I didn't experience any fever or physical weakness (except that I always get sleepy due to numerous sleep deprivations) but after sembreak, things have changed drastically. First, I easily get tired even if I walked on a short distance. Next thing I knew, I felt weak and sleepy even classes had just started.

These are the things that I need to accomplish para bumalik ang aking dating figure (like duuh). Para di na akong magmukhang drug addict! Shoot.


Numero Uno. Avoid CYBERDRUG addiction. The generic names for these so-called cyber drugs are: Multiply, Blogger, Xanga, Friendster, and all other social networking cyberdrugs in the cyberworld. It may cause drowsiness, eye fatigue, SLEEP DISORDER, ANEMIA, anorexia and hair loss when used excessively (more than 6 STRAIGHT hours). Para sa mga "chubbylicious" diyan na may planong pumayat, DO THIS right NOW.

Numero Dos. Eat green and leafy vegetables. No comment. The eekier it looks and the yuckier it tastes, the more nutrients you'll get in those crappy grasses --este-- vegetables when you munch and crunch them with DELIGHT. Hahaha.


Numero Tres. Have an adequate sleep. I really had to argue on this since being a Biology major student must have at least 5 hours of sleep. And that's already enough most especially during exam week. Basta, diskarte ko na to but I'll try to have at least 8 hours of sleep. It's soooo hard to have a realistic and balanced study-leisure-sleep scheme. Hay naku. How sad.

Numero Quatro. Christmas is coming and you know what that means? FOOD FOOD and MORE FOOD. I should EAT and EAT and EAT and GULP and SLURP 'til I get my desired figure. Haaay. I'm so desperate. I'm so thin.

Numero Sinco. Drink lots of fluids and avoid carbonated drinks. Yeah yeah I knew that already since elementary. NEEEXXXT!
Numero Sais. Eat biscuits or cookies rather than junkfoods. Mmm, yah. I haven't eaten any junkfoods for the last three weeks. I just love to dig myself on Graham crackers. Yumyumyum.

Numero Siyete. Don't cram and procrastinate. Yeah, it makes your ugly eyebags larger and DARKER than ever. Boo!

Numero Otso. Smile Always. Pffff. Again no COMMENT.

Numero Nueve. Drink vitamins and other food supplements. If you think you can't eat those eekie green leaves, then drink vitamins everyday, but take note, veggies are far better than those food supplements.

Numero Diyes. EXERCISE everyday. I don't have any fats to burn; I desperately need them! Arrgghh. Anyhow, even I'm thin, this could regulate my body and my blood circulation. But it's soooo tiring and excruciating. Haaaay. Matulog nalang ako rather than doing these strenous activities. I prefer answering Sudoku problems or reading books rather than doing those treadmill and jogging stuffs. Ooops.


AND LASTLY:


Numero Onse. Pray to God always and practice DISCIPLINE.

Remember, You can achieve a healthier life through these eleven things if you have perseverance, patience and discipline.

Oh may gulay. This post was originally intended for me and yet I'm using the second voice. Ironic. But I think this would help anyone who reads this boring post. Nyahha. Just kidding.

BTW, she called at me kanina and I was a bit surprised by her phonecall, but I'm happy with it. Awww.

the first week

First week of the second semester -- stressful yet I enjoyed it.

[x] A funny and bubbly Bio 3-lab teacher makes your day complete - you'll definitely forget the word STRESS.

[x] First Chem 17 quiz - I got a passing mark, but hell, apat lang kami pumasa sa first quiz!

[x] A soft-spoken and intelligent Biodiversity Professor makes you sleepy, buti nalang, I was assigned to sit near the projector for we are arranged alphabetically. YAHOO!


[x] 3 quizzes are yet to be studied and I'm finished with the two research papers on Comm 3 and Bio-3 lab.

and right now?? I'm sick. May singaw ako. My right lymph node had become swollen since Thursday. I felt weak and fragile. I love the weather today. I didn't took a bath since yesterday for the water's freezing - as cold as ice. Today's the first day of Biolympics but I can't attend, nakakapagod kaya!

I need to gain weight! Anyone? Please donate some fats (or basta anything that would make me gain some weight) to me. People had already commented my present figure and they thought I took drugs (exxag) or whatnot. Basta! Please please please??