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Sunday, November 21, 2004
of superheroes, exams, and taking chances...
i watched the incredibles last night! awesome movie! uber cool! there were parts that were a bit lagging but overall, wow! i loved the scene when the mom became a speedboat. and i'd sure love to become invisible and give off force fields. i wonder what it'd be like to have superheroes in our midsts. pixar is a genius. i'd love to go to their studio one day and see what goes on behind the scenes...but maybe i'd just be bored with all the technical stuff. i'll leave the techie stuff to eunice. ^o^
i've been reviewing for the japanese proficiency exam and i find it quite hard. some terms just can't stick. i look for the same terms over and over again in the dictionary. the test isn't super hard. it's just that each number is worth like 3 points so a few mistakes and uh-oh! and the listening part is kinda confusing. i'll just have to work double time.
speaking of japanese, i've been thinking about going there to study - foreign exchange. i'll apply, then see what happens. i dunno. i've never done anything out of this world, anything exciting. the most exciting thing i've done would probably be parasailing but it wasn't that exhilarating. i don't want to go out partying, i don't like staying out late (i prefer watching TV over going out). basically, i'm a boring person. i guess i just have a different idea of having fun. i feel that i think too much, that i'm not impulsive enough. i worry too much. i should just let life flow...not be imprisoned by it. generally, i'm just afraid to take chances and now, i think that it might be time to change my perspective...
oh yeah, i love taco bell's bean burritos. basically, since it's the only thing i've tried coz it's the only thing i can eat but it's yummy ^o^ and i got another box of macaroons from biZu yesterday - sinful. and starbucks' peppermint mocha coffee (i think that's what it's called) is refreshing too.
am currently looking for attic cat's OST. the show just ended thursday. happy ending ^o^ now, i'm content with watching lovers in paris. i wish someone had the vcd collection of this series so that i could watch it at my own pace, which on second thought, wouldn't be so good. i'd be watching it all the time and it would be my priority which would lead to a backlog of schoolwork. sigh. prioritize school. repeat that like a mantra. prioritize school.
and i bought books yesterday. sale at powerbooks. mostly books by indian authors. jhumpa lahiri's the namesake, amulya malladi's serving crazy with curry. also, fischer's an egg on three sticks. it's been a while since i bought books. it was fun! i'm back to my old self again. there are times when i get tired of buying books, then again, there are moments when i can't get enough of them. in the future, i should set a budget. i might spend all of my earnings on books. hehe.
i've been reviewing for the japanese proficiency exam and i find it quite hard. some terms just can't stick. i look for the same terms over and over again in the dictionary. the test isn't super hard. it's just that each number is worth like 3 points so a few mistakes and uh-oh! and the listening part is kinda confusing. i'll just have to work double time.
speaking of japanese, i've been thinking about going there to study - foreign exchange. i'll apply, then see what happens. i dunno. i've never done anything out of this world, anything exciting. the most exciting thing i've done would probably be parasailing but it wasn't that exhilarating. i don't want to go out partying, i don't like staying out late (i prefer watching TV over going out). basically, i'm a boring person. i guess i just have a different idea of having fun. i feel that i think too much, that i'm not impulsive enough. i worry too much. i should just let life flow...not be imprisoned by it. generally, i'm just afraid to take chances and now, i think that it might be time to change my perspective...
oh yeah, i love taco bell's bean burritos. basically, since it's the only thing i've tried coz it's the only thing i can eat but it's yummy ^o^ and i got another box of macaroons from biZu yesterday - sinful. and starbucks' peppermint mocha coffee (i think that's what it's called) is refreshing too.
am currently looking for attic cat's OST. the show just ended thursday. happy ending ^o^ now, i'm content with watching lovers in paris. i wish someone had the vcd collection of this series so that i could watch it at my own pace, which on second thought, wouldn't be so good. i'd be watching it all the time and it would be my priority which would lead to a backlog of schoolwork. sigh. prioritize school. repeat that like a mantra. prioritize school.
and i bought books yesterday. sale at powerbooks. mostly books by indian authors. jhumpa lahiri's the namesake, amulya malladi's serving crazy with curry. also, fischer's an egg on three sticks. it's been a while since i bought books. it was fun! i'm back to my old self again. there are times when i get tired of buying books, then again, there are moments when i can't get enough of them. in the future, i should set a budget. i might spend all of my earnings on books. hehe.
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
another day at the hotel
this month seems to be full of long weekends...not that i'm complaining. it's just gonna be hard to adjust back to those full-week school days. this week, i only have three class days coz of ACP. next week, back to 5 days a week. bummer. so yeah, we hiked over at the hotel again. and ni and i actually slept there. 'zel kept kicking me in her sleep though so i was tossing around quite a bit. the atmosphere was cozy and warm though. the bathroom was really nice - sparkly and big and all.
we walked around greenbelt where i bought a book (the namesake) at powerbooks. i feel happy every time i buy a book. books are my natural high. ^o^ then, we headed off to the foodcourt which my mom likes. she just likes to sit there and walk around to check out the different food stalls.
basically, the weekend was spent in a relaxing manner. at night, my dad had a heart-to-heart talk with ni and i - about his life, his problems, i can't think of a better word but 苦衷. i got to know my dad more, understand him more. it was pretty memorable.
in the morning, ni and i gorged on the buffet. i love the pastries, esp the ones with the strawberries ^o^ yum! then we headed over to national to buy some supplies and we encountered some japanese kids..i actually understood a few snatches of their conversation. cool! hehe.
so now, it's back to studying. i'm still scared of organic chem, getting the hang of polsci. same old, same old.
i'm watching lovers in paris. funny show ^_^ sigh. when will i get to go to paris?
we walked around greenbelt where i bought a book (the namesake) at powerbooks. i feel happy every time i buy a book. books are my natural high. ^o^ then, we headed off to the foodcourt which my mom likes. she just likes to sit there and walk around to check out the different food stalls.
basically, the weekend was spent in a relaxing manner. at night, my dad had a heart-to-heart talk with ni and i - about his life, his problems, i can't think of a better word but 苦衷. i got to know my dad more, understand him more. it was pretty memorable.
in the morning, ni and i gorged on the buffet. i love the pastries, esp the ones with the strawberries ^o^ yum! then we headed over to national to buy some supplies and we encountered some japanese kids..i actually understood a few snatches of their conversation. cool! hehe.
so now, it's back to studying. i'm still scared of organic chem, getting the hang of polsci. same old, same old.
i'm watching lovers in paris. funny show ^_^ sigh. when will i get to go to paris?
Monday, November 08, 2004
long lines: breakfast buffets and reading glasses
it's funny how one thing can bring forth two different memories, two different emotions. on nov 2, i went to makati shang to see my parents and eizel (after i dropped ni off at csb). being that i woke up in the wee hours of the morning (around 5), i got lost at the hotel and couldn't find the elevators, not seeing the big sign with an arrow pointing towards the lifts, which was a few feet away. to cut a long story short, i found the room without any more mishaps and safely plopped myself in front of the television.
it's really fun watching television in a hotel. i switched through the different channels - japanese first, then french, afterwhich i moved on to chinese, then taglish. when i watch tv at home, i make it a point to listen to all the languages - korean, japanese, etc etc and in a way, i feel like i'm in a hotel in some foreign place ready for adventure. kinda cool. so there i was, in front of the tv, staring intently at the screen, pretending to understand every word. that went on for about half an hour before my parents were fully awake and dressed.
off to the breakfast buffet. no long lines here. but well, it's a given that in buffets, you line up when there are people. there were so many pastries! i loved the one with the strawberries on top. and the potatoes were yummy too. i love potatoes cooked any way. i haven't really indulged in hotel breakfasts before, at least here in the phil. even on trips abroad, breakfast was a quickie because tours started early. breakfast was just a quick bite, a sip here and off to the bus! so it was a bit unnerving, surprising even to be enjoying breakfast at a leisurely place at a hotel. i had time to sip coffee, go for seconds, talk, and enjoy the whole experience.
so fast forward to about a week later and i'm in a line - sadly, not for something as fun as a buffet - but to get stuff photocopied. sigh. yes, sembreak is indeed over and it's back to deathly long photocopy lines, stacks of reading materials, temporary heart attacks (due to surprise quizzes and recitations), and irregular sleeping hours. this sem seems to have way lots of work. i'll get used to it after two or more days - the monotonous, routine stuff.
funny how perspectives change so fast. happy one moment, tired/sad the next. in just a week (sometimes even a day), we experience so many ups and downs and we survive it all. it amazes me to see how strong the human person is - equipped to battle life, struggle with emotions, deal with bittersweet stuff. we're just eveready for the next impossible thing to happen. never be too happy coz something'll happen that'll counterbalance that happiness but we can't help but choose to feel happy and to deal with the sad part when it comes. i dunno. my point is just that human emotions are such a volatile thing.
of course tv is my school de-stressor. i'm watching attic cat/rooftop romance nowadays on xingkong. korean drama. chinese subtitles. kim rae won and jung da bin. story's really cute. but i'm too lazy to elaborate. just check out http://geocities.com/kdramas3/atticcat.html for a synopsis ^0^
currently enjoying: cheetos, superstar by S.H.E., philosophy class, staring at our christmas tree, white houses by vanessa carlton, explosive by bond, and lalala by lee soo young
it's really fun watching television in a hotel. i switched through the different channels - japanese first, then french, afterwhich i moved on to chinese, then taglish. when i watch tv at home, i make it a point to listen to all the languages - korean, japanese, etc etc and in a way, i feel like i'm in a hotel in some foreign place ready for adventure. kinda cool. so there i was, in front of the tv, staring intently at the screen, pretending to understand every word. that went on for about half an hour before my parents were fully awake and dressed.
off to the breakfast buffet. no long lines here. but well, it's a given that in buffets, you line up when there are people. there were so many pastries! i loved the one with the strawberries on top. and the potatoes were yummy too. i love potatoes cooked any way. i haven't really indulged in hotel breakfasts before, at least here in the phil. even on trips abroad, breakfast was a quickie because tours started early. breakfast was just a quick bite, a sip here and off to the bus! so it was a bit unnerving, surprising even to be enjoying breakfast at a leisurely place at a hotel. i had time to sip coffee, go for seconds, talk, and enjoy the whole experience.
so fast forward to about a week later and i'm in a line - sadly, not for something as fun as a buffet - but to get stuff photocopied. sigh. yes, sembreak is indeed over and it's back to deathly long photocopy lines, stacks of reading materials, temporary heart attacks (due to surprise quizzes and recitations), and irregular sleeping hours. this sem seems to have way lots of work. i'll get used to it after two or more days - the monotonous, routine stuff.
funny how perspectives change so fast. happy one moment, tired/sad the next. in just a week (sometimes even a day), we experience so many ups and downs and we survive it all. it amazes me to see how strong the human person is - equipped to battle life, struggle with emotions, deal with bittersweet stuff. we're just eveready for the next impossible thing to happen. never be too happy coz something'll happen that'll counterbalance that happiness but we can't help but choose to feel happy and to deal with the sad part when it comes. i dunno. my point is just that human emotions are such a volatile thing.
of course tv is my school de-stressor. i'm watching attic cat/rooftop romance nowadays on xingkong. korean drama. chinese subtitles. kim rae won and jung da bin. story's really cute. but i'm too lazy to elaborate. just check out http://geocities.com/kdramas3/atticcat.html for a synopsis ^0^
currently enjoying: cheetos, superstar by S.H.E., philosophy class, staring at our christmas tree, white houses by vanessa carlton, explosive by bond, and lalala by lee soo young
Monday, November 01, 2004
all saints' day
spent the whole day (almost) at ever memorial. we got there super early and dad forgot to bring the keys so we were stuck outside with di-pe. we waited a while before the rest of the clan started coming 'round. as usual, most of my cousins got sunkissed - including me and my two sisters. but this year was more fun compared to before. sure, it was way boring waiting for the time to pass, doing nothing but folding "kim" and eating and drinking, and watching the thick and tall red candles burn and melt. but this time, i talked to my cousins - che, cherrie, rowena, jun, eric - we whiled the time away.
in the end, che, cherrie, and i talked about shopping - going into stalls and wanting to buy everything if not for our paltry wallets and the humongous price tags. oh well - you can't have it all. we talked about tequila and vodka, and how not to get drug. we talked about sneaking out and freedom and independence and trips abroad. we talked about the future and expectations and careers. we talked about being born chinese and all the traditions and mindsets we have. we talked about marriage and boyfriends and cross-cultural marriages. we talked about being set up and how we were neither chinese nor filipino but stuck in between. we talked about dramas and languages and music and downloads. indeed, as the sun's rays pierced through the relatively clear sky (and the huge parasol-covered table), we talked about anything under the sun. of course, with a few breaks and snatches of food.
so there. basically, that was how the day was spent. my parents and eizel are at makati shang now. they're sleeping over there. me and ni didnt' go coz ni has class tomorrow. so we're home alone. wahahaha!! hehe.
i finished 100% senorita a few days ago. i miss having something to watch. class will start anyway. it was fun to be part of the imaginary world for some time - courtesy of drama series. looking forward to the next time.
cha, aileen, charlene, raech, and i went to rp last friday. it was basic girl bonding. we went to the boutiques and saw some uber cool stuff with matching cool price tags. i so need to save money. i want to go shopping!!! so lin tried on some stuff at guess while i perused and browsed, wishing i could take all the stuff home. hehe. we talked over dinner at sorabol - topics ranging from going abroad to ghosts (what with halloween and all). but it was pretty fun ^o^
right now, i'm kinda tired. i want to just lay back on my pillows and stuffed toys and rot in front of the TV, yawn, and rejuvenate my aching bones. hay...wednesday and it's back to school. this sem is way too much work - i think - really loaded. this too shall pass though it hasn't exactly come yet. 加油!
last night, we went to market market. we went to the mall though - metro. wasnt' quite finished yet. we ate at good earth afterwards. food was okay - a bit expensive though. nice interiors. statue looked like shang from mulan. ^o^
in the end, che, cherrie, and i talked about shopping - going into stalls and wanting to buy everything if not for our paltry wallets and the humongous price tags. oh well - you can't have it all. we talked about tequila and vodka, and how not to get drug. we talked about sneaking out and freedom and independence and trips abroad. we talked about the future and expectations and careers. we talked about being born chinese and all the traditions and mindsets we have. we talked about marriage and boyfriends and cross-cultural marriages. we talked about being set up and how we were neither chinese nor filipino but stuck in between. we talked about dramas and languages and music and downloads. indeed, as the sun's rays pierced through the relatively clear sky (and the huge parasol-covered table), we talked about anything under the sun. of course, with a few breaks and snatches of food.
so there. basically, that was how the day was spent. my parents and eizel are at makati shang now. they're sleeping over there. me and ni didnt' go coz ni has class tomorrow. so we're home alone. wahahaha!! hehe.
i finished 100% senorita a few days ago. i miss having something to watch. class will start anyway. it was fun to be part of the imaginary world for some time - courtesy of drama series. looking forward to the next time.
cha, aileen, charlene, raech, and i went to rp last friday. it was basic girl bonding. we went to the boutiques and saw some uber cool stuff with matching cool price tags. i so need to save money. i want to go shopping!!! so lin tried on some stuff at guess while i perused and browsed, wishing i could take all the stuff home. hehe. we talked over dinner at sorabol - topics ranging from going abroad to ghosts (what with halloween and all). but it was pretty fun ^o^
right now, i'm kinda tired. i want to just lay back on my pillows and stuffed toys and rot in front of the TV, yawn, and rejuvenate my aching bones. hay...wednesday and it's back to school. this sem is way too much work - i think - really loaded. this too shall pass though it hasn't exactly come yet. 加油!
last night, we went to market market. we went to the mall though - metro. wasnt' quite finished yet. we ate at good earth afterwards. food was okay - a bit expensive though. nice interiors. statue looked like shang from mulan. ^o^
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