crammed in a void

Third day after the Pautakan contest, medyo ok na ko mula sa aming pagkatalo.

Last Monday, March 9, was the 32nd Annual Intercolegiate Quiz Contest of the UST, or more popularly known as the Pautakan. I was a member of the College of Nursing's Pautakan Team. Super kinakabahan kami nung araw na yun. Tipong, hindi nagmomove ang digestive system namin sa hyperactivation ng sympathetic nervous system. Halos maduwal-duwal kami at di makakain.

Bakit naman kami hindi kakabahan? Last year, nagchampion kami. We had a title to defend.

Unfortunately though, this year is just not for us. The questions were out of our scope. Hindi naman napaghandaan nang mabuti. Kaya we found it hard to hit wonders during the contest. Although, I was proud of my sagasa answer. (Sagasa meaning ikaw lang nakatamang sagot among all the teams)

Yung question kasi goes like this:

If pollination by wind is anemophily, what do you call pollination by bats?

LOL! Hirap no? Buti na lang naansweran ko yan. Di ko siya actually nabasa pero alam ko lang ang Greek term for Bats. And so I answered, chiropterophily; which turns out to be the right answer! I'm so happy nun!

Pero nakakalungkot lang talaga na di pa namin kahit yung third place lang considering all the opportunities given to us. We had lots of answers na pinalitan namin; yet, the correct answer was the first one. We regret it so much; kaya hirap makaget-over. Hays.

Di bale, alam ko naman na yung succeeding members of the Nursing Pautakan Team, maghahanda nang mabuti for next year. Maggraduate na kasi ako kaya di na ko makakasali. Haha! (unless magsecond course ako ng CFAD)

Anyway, I reckon, with the kind of knowledge na meron kami, 4th place among the 12 colleges is not bad after all.

Very funny!

1. “Pare, mahilig ka pala sa abstract…”
2. “Ay…lugi…”
3. “Tale as old as time…”
4. “Pare, ba’t may ka-holding hands ka na lalaki?”
5. “Tamang-tama miss! Kamukha mo si Heidi Klum…at kamukha naman niya si Seal!”
6. “Sabi ko na nga ba eh, mahilig ka sa inner beauty.”
7. “Uy, hindi pa pala extinct yung ganyan?”
8. “Idol mo si Andrew E. kaya ka humanap ng pangit?”
9. “Pare ilegal yan, i-surrender mo na yan sa DENR!”
10. “Masarap siya siguro magmahal, no?”
11. “Miss, hindi pa ba nagbabayad ng ransom ang mga relatives m0*
12. “Ikaw naman, nung sinabihan kitang be kind to animals, hindi naman ganyan!”
13. “Magkano inabot?”
14. “Uy, ang cute! Anong breed?”
15. “Aba, aba, aba, tru lab nga!”
16. “Wow, ang sarap i-photoshop!”
17. “Let me guess, mahaba ang dila niya, noh?”
18. “Sabi ko na nga ba, katawan lang ang habol mo eh!”
19. “Wow, ang sarap ng girlfriend mo…ang sarap sampalin!”
20. “Hoy, mag-sorry ka sa mga mata ko!”
21. “You know, it’s unethical for a doctor to date his patients, especially if you’re a vet.”
22. “Pare, ano siya, mabait o mayaman?”
23. “Wow pare, naks, kamukha ni anne curtis ang girlfriend mo ah…sa Kampanerang kuba…”
24. “Wow, mukha palang ulam na! Ulam na panis!”
25. “Hindi ka na ba naawa sa mga magiging anak niyo?”
26. “Pare, Pinoy ka! Pinoy ka! Anong akala mo sa sarili mo, foreigner?”
27. “Nangangagat? Pwedeng hawakan?”
28. “Pare, minsan try mo din yung tao…”
29. “Pare, magiging swan ba yan sa ending?”
30. “Dad! Bilis! Tignan mo yung dala nung mama! Bilis, bigyan mo ng saging!”
31. wow! exotic! anong scientific name?
32. miss, ok lang naman ang humindi paminsan-minsan.
33. sabihin mo diyan sa boyfriend mo humarap siya kapag kinakausap. ay, nakaharap na siya?

Today is March 2, 2009.

29 days from now is my graduation!

Grabe. Di ko marealize na after a year in Kindgarten, a year in Preparatory, six years in Grade School, four years in High School and four years in College...

...finally,

my threads will be cut off from my student life--that in a month's time, I'm officially ending my life as an academic-book-reading, homework-whoring, test-taking, extracurricular-stuff-busying student.

I really can't believe na magiging independent na ko. Maghahanap ng trabaho. Magtatrabaho. Kikita ng sariling pera. Mag-iipon. Bibili ng kahit anong gusto ko gamit ang sariling pera. Magpaplano ng aking kinabukasan. At tumanda nang tumanda, hanggang sa mamatay.

Haha.

Pero sa kalagayan ng propesyong matagal kong pinag-aralan, may saysay kaya yung pagtatapos ko; kung wala naman akong siguradong trabaho na makukuha--kabaliktaran ng akala ng lahat nung una.

Most likely, it would still boil down to being dependent to my parents. -sigh-

Kanina, scheduled kami na magpapicture para sa The Thomasian Yearbook ng UST. Unfortunately, di ako nakapagpakuha ng litrato. Pano ba naman, hindi ako sinabihan na kailangan pala magdala ng P600 para sa balance and I didn't have the money. Requirement pa naman yun.

Pero sa loob-loob ko, okay lang na hindi. Wala pakels kasi ako sa yearbook o sa kung anu mang "memory stuff". The hell.

Although I don't have the worst memories in my life sa college, wala lang talaga ako sa mood maging nostalgic in any time after graduation. Meron pa nga kaming college yearbook eh. Nakapagbayad pa nga ko nung unang fee para dun. Pero napaisip ako lately, I don't need a fuckin' pic of mine in fancy outfits (sa creative shot).

Supposedly, after having our pics taken for the Thomasian, pupunta naman sa isa pang studio for our college yearbook. Still, I ditched everyone. Bahala sila magpakasaya sa pagpapapicture. Haha.

Wala talaga akong pakisama, 'no? Ang sa kin lang, "If I want to be remembered, I'll do something worth remembering."

So 'yun, mukhang no grad pics for moi.

I got this from a riddle.
It goes like this:

Using two commas, one semi-colon and a period,
make a sensible sentence out of this:

That that is is that that is not is not

Answer:
(Highlight below to read)

 [ " That that is, is; that that is not, is not. " ]

Dumating ba minsan sa buhay mo na naawa ka sa sarili mo sa dami ng katangahang pinaggagawa mo?
Umabot ka na ba sa puntong naiirita ka na sa sarili mo dahil ubod ka ng tanga?

Na wala ka nang ginawang tama?
Na lahat na lang ng nangyari sa yo, ikaw ang agrabyado?
Ikaw ang nasa huli ng linya?

Na ikaw ang nagsaing, pero iba ang kumakain?
Na binubuhos mo ang pagod mo para mga taong di mo naman talaga aasahan sa huli?
Na nagsasakripisyo ka ng oras at pagod para sa iba na walang ginawa kundi hintayin lang ang bayabas na mahulog sa bibig nila o ang tinapay na mahulog mula sa langit?

Naranasan mo na bang magpalinta?
Maging bitukang tirahan ng mga pesteng bulate?
Maging aso sa mga garapatang garapalan kung humithit ng dugo mo?
Maging anit na mundo ng mga kuto?
Maging magulang ng mga nagpapanggap na sanggol?

Saka mo lang mahihinuha na isa kang putang ina.
Tanga. Bobo. Putang ina talaga.

Ngunit wala kang magawa, dahil ikaw ang natatanging putang INA.

Grabe. Antagal ko nang hindi nakakapag-update ng blog ko. Andami ko iuupdate sana kaso uber pagod talaga ako everyday kaya naiipon yung mga sandali! hehe! Anyway, just for the sake of updating my beloved blog, magpopost ako ng meme.

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Deadly Sins Meme

WRATH

• WHAT IS YOUR WEAPON OF CHOICE? Bow and arrow or any trigger-happy-friendly gun
  
• WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON WHO GOT REALLY ANGRY AT YOU? Si E, J, at E., blockmates ko.
  
• WHAT IS YOUR PET PEEVE? Mga feelingero. Lalo na mga nagfefeeling gwapo at maganda. Mukha namang tuhod. Ayoko rin ng mga sobrang nagkikilos na parang bata. Sarap tirisin.
  
• DO YOU KEEP GRUDGES, OR CAN YOU LET THEM GO EASILY? I don't keep them; because I don't get mad. I get even.
  

SLOTH

• WHAT IS ONE THING YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO DAILY THAT YOU HAVEN'T? Wala naman. Mag-aral siguro?
  
• WHAT IS THE LAST LAME EXCUSE THAT YOU MADE? "I was doing something important."
  
• HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON ON YOUR ALARM CLOCK THIS MORNING? NEVAR~. Punctual akong tao. Masunurin ako sa alarm ko. I never get late. Pag late ako, absent ako.
  

GLUTTONY

• WHAT IS YOUR OVERPRICED YUPPIE BEVERAGE OF CHOICE? Heavenly Oreo sa Beanhoppers worth P 150, I think.
  
• ARE YOU A MEAT EATER? By all means.
  
• ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR DRINKING AND EATING HABITS? No, mabilis ako kumain eh. I barely chew my food. Nasanay kasi sa kilos pangmilitar! LOL!
  
• DO YOU ENJOY CANDY AND SWEETS? Sweets? Not much. So-so lang.
  
• WHICH DO YOU PREFER? SWEETS, SALTY FOODS OR SPICY FOODS? All at mediocre levels.
  
• HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT A SMALL HOUSE PET OR CHILD AND THOUGHT, "LUNCH"? Hindi ah. Gross. >_>
  

GREED

• HOW MANY CREDIT CARDS DO YOU OWN? None, or baka meron kaso na kina Mama. Di ata pinapagamit.
  
• IF YOU HAD A MILLION DOLLARS, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT? Bibili ng bahay at kotse. Mag-iinvest sa bangko. Bibili ng Jollibee franchise. Magtatravel around the world. Magdodonate sa foundation for malnourished children.
  
• WOULD YOU RATHER BE RICH OR FAMOUS? Hindi ba parang same lang yun? If you're rich, you will be famous. If you're famous, you can be rich. but just to answer the question, I'd rather be simply rich than be famous. In the first place, who would like seeing paparazzis nosing around your private life, di ba?
• WOULD YOU ACCEPT A BORING JOB IF IT MEANT THAT YOU WOULD MAKE MEGABUCKS? Why not? Money can kill boredom. $_$
  

PRIDE

• WHAT'S ONE THING THAT YOU'VE DONE THAT YOU'RE MOST PROUD OF? Nung nakagawa ako ng real movie!
• WHAT'S ONE THING THAT YOU'VE DONE THAT YOUR PARENTS ARE MOST PROUD OF? Nung pumasa ako sa UST Nursing siguro.
  
• WHAT THING WOULD YOU LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH LATE IN YOUR LIFE? Wala. Gusto ko na matulog forevah!
  
• DO YOU GET ANNOYED BY COMING IN SECOND PLACE? Hindi naman. Di pa ko nananalo ng kahit anong contest eh (as far as I could remember)
• HAVE YOU EVER CHEATED TO GET A BETTER SCORE? HAHA. For the record, once ata!

LUST

• HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU SEEN NAKED TODAY? Hm, wala. I hope I did. Hehe. Joke.
  
• HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SEEN YOU NAKED ALREADY? Kapag IRL, countable by the fingers. Otherwise, a gazillion! LOL!
  
• HAVE YOU EVER CAUGHT YOURSELF STARING AT THE CHEST/CROTCH OF A PERSON OF YOUR CHOSEN SEX DURING A NORMAL CONVERSATION? Yes. (Do I need to enumerate who and when?)
  
• HAVE YOU EVER BEEN PROPOSITIONED BY A PROSTITUTE? Definitely not yet. LOL. I kid. NEVER!
  

ENVY

• IF YOU COULD BE ANYONE WHO EXISTED IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD YOU BE? Barack Obama.
  
• HAVE YOU EVER WISHED YOU HAD A PHYSICAL FEATURE DIFFERENT FROM YOUR OWN? Wala naman. Siguro, mata ko. Malabo kasi eh.
  
• WHAT INBORN TRAIT DO YOU SEE IN OTHERS THAT YOU WISH YOU HAD FOR YOURSELF? Wala. Masaya na ko sa sarili ko.
  

This is one cool video. The concept is so great; the movements were so convincing.
Watch it! You'll surely love it!

One week na ko hindi nakakaupdate! Yung last week ko kasi is so tiring. Sa super pagod, first time ko nahilo dahil sa trabaho. XD!

Four days a week kami nagduty last week, from Wednesday to Saturday; dapat 3 lang. Nilagay kasi yung schedule namin for delivery completion nung off-day namin. Ang sama talaga ng college. Tsk tsk. Kaya nung last day, halatang-halata mo na latang-lata lahat ng mga kagroup ko. Obvious na super worn-out after the long week.

Tapos since may grand case presentation kami kahapon, Tuesday, na dapat cinacareer; nagdecide kami na magmeet last Sunday. Pumayag na lahat kasi last meeting na rin naman for the entire college life. Wala nang susunod na major project or what. Kaya I was expecting na sana, on that day, darating naman sila sa pinag-usapang oras.

Actually, most of the time, ako yung nagseset ng meeting time, kasi, ako lang yung dumarating sa oras o mas maaga pa nga, kadalasan. Kasi kapag yung iba ang nagset, nalalate ng dating at nakakahiya daw.

9 AM ang time na sinabi ko.

Pero grabe. Ang titigas ng mukha nilang lahat! Biruin mo dumating ako ng quarter to 9, ako lang tao dun. Yung sumunod na taong dumating 9.30 na halos dumating. AMF yan! Last major meeting na nga lang namin, di pa naging punctual. Kahit na hindi ako mukhang nabubwisit nun, sa loob-loob, kinda naiirita ako kasi pumasok pa ko nang maaga to go through all the trouble of hurrying up kasi kala ko malalate ako; dahil 8 na ko nagising.

Putek yan!
Putang inang Filipino time yan!
Putang inang imbentor ng Filipino time yan!
Ang gago ng mga Filipino para imbentuhin ang Filipino time!
Putang ina talaga.

Pasensya na sa pagbubunganga ko dito; pero di naman sa pag-eexaggerate, sa 2-3 na taon naming nagsama ng mga kagrupo ko, for the record, hindi ako nalate nang walang totoong rason; at karamihan sa kanila, late lagi. Nakakainis pa, malapit sila sa UST. Actually, sa tabi lang dahil mga nakacondo o dorm. Ak namano, dito pa nanggagaling sa QC.

Hay nako. Sana lang di nila dalhin yan kapag may trabaho na sila.

Basta eto lang masasabi ko: I ABHOR LATECOMERS! I ABHOR FILIPINO TIME!