Relief

As I blog this entry I am still inside the classroom in my Advertising class. We just finished presenting our brand which was the National Bookstore. I would like to thank my groupmates Cy Yambao, Fat Reyes, and Monch Misalang. You guys are great! I believe you have not taken your sleep yet, right? Thanks so much! I only had a two-hour sleep, too!

A BIG DAY this has been

MORNING. I was able to go to class even if I am late for thirty minutes. I was still able to participate, even not fully and not as substantial as before, at least I had a part during class discussion for our class project. Though I was not able to recite and participate much on the debates due to the pain that I still felt, I take it more than a blessing.

NOON. I attended the 12 noon mass at the Church of the Risen Lord. I thought that since I am free this afternoon, why not spend the first part of it in the church. I felt blessed because I was there 15 minutes before it started, yes way different from my attitude towards my classes. Anyway, I felt more than blessed enough to say that I was able to received the body of Christ, and was able to confess my sins. I am happy because those two are my firsts this year.

PE CLASS. Another blessing that I considered was being able to buy the stuff we needed for the FGD. Then I was also the first one to arrive at the Track Oval. I was able to finish the 10 lapses set by the student teacher. 8 lapses is equivalent to an academic oval.

FGD. The focus group discussion for my Journalism 151 or my Advertising Class really went well! I did learn a lot from the insights of the consumers, and about the brand our group was designated to report on. Thank God Abby attended, or else I won't be able to bring someone, each of the four of us must bring at least 3 friends. I only got Abby.

EVENING. After our FGD, we decided to stroll at the Acad Oval. Then we thought of having a dinner in a place new for the both of us. Abby is one of my closest friends, she was a high school classmate and friend. She knows a lot of things about me, even my dark secrets. HAHA! :)

BANAPPLE. We ate at Banapple. We thought it was located at Katips in front of the Ateneo but we were wrong. It was way farther than there. We took a taxi and drove us passed the bridge. Our dinner was worth every penny spent on it. I ordered for Baked Creamy Cheesy Penne which was so awesome, while Abby took Lasagna Roll-ups for dinner which tasted like leaves but was very presentable.

DORM. I went at the dormitory and realized that there was a lecture. Sir Airnel an MS in Sports Science in the UP College of Human Kinetics, discussed the basics of physical training. He said that, "Okay lang kumain basta kaya mong tunawin." He even taught us some minor exercises yet have big impact.

TWISTED. She did not text. I miss her. I hope she reads this. Angelica, I miss you already. Take care of yourself always.

Unproductive day, again

Why do I feel so slow today?
I have not done anything productive yet.
I cannot think that I still have a 5-page  major paper which is due tomorrow.
And later will be the campus' pailaw.
How to manage time properly? And how to fight the temptation on using the internet for nothing?
A day like this sucks.

Mga Katanungan

Hindi na ako umaasa na matanggap pa, ngunit ako ay nananalanging maging bahagi ng mga iskolar na maipadadala ng Pilipinas upang makapag-aral sa Estados Unidos. Kung may sapat lamang  na pondo ang gobyerno na nakalaan para sa dekalidad na edukasyon dito sa Pilipinas, hindi ko na nanaising makasagap pa ng state-side na kalidad ng edukasyon. Dito na lamang siguro ako aasa, na sana hindi na bawasan pa ang badyet ng mga State Universities and Colleges dito sa ating bansa lalo na sa aking pamantasan, ang UP.

Bakit Aldrin, hindi ka naman dating ganyan,ah. 
Go na go ka lagi di ba? 

Bakit Aldrin?

Hindi ko maiwasang sisihin ang aking sarili kung bakit ganoon na lamang ang kinalabasan ng aking panayam sa mga miyembro ng panel. Napakasaklap na balikan ang aking mga pagkakamali. Pagdating ko pa lamang ay mali na. Ayon sa aking confirmation call, alas-kwatro ng hapon ang aking intervyu ngunit pagdating na pagdating ko roon ay ako na agad ang isinalang. 3:15 daw ang aking iskedyul. Mabuti na lamang at ako ay mas maagang dumating sa kaing orihinal na iskedyul, ngunit sadyang huli pa rin para sa aking "bagong iskedyul." Dagdag pang puna sa akin ng ginang na tumawag sa akin, "You just came in?" Dahil dito, ipinukol ko sa panelistang nagsabi na ako na ang sasalang, na ang naka-iskedyul sa akin base sa tawag na aking natanggap noong nakaraang linggo ay alas-kwatro pa. Ngunit, nagbago ang impresyon ng kanyang mukha at marahil ay nairita sa aking sagot. Bawas na punto na naman yun. Dapat pala ay hindi na ako umangal. 

Bakit ni simple at pundamental na katanungan 
ay hindi mo pa nasagot? 

Katangahan lamang ba iyan Aldrin o sadyang
walang kabuluhang 

pagbabasa ang iyong ginawa?

Bakit Aldrin?

Sana naayos ko nang mabuti ang aking mga sagot. Sana nakapagsaliksik ako ng mabuti tungkol sa Global UGRAD at hindi ko na lamang sana ipinukol ang aking atensyon sa Fulbright. Unang katanungan ng ginang na nasa gitna ng mga panelists ay kung ano raw ba ang aking nalalaman tungkol sa Global UGRAD. Ang aking sagot ay tungkol sa Fulbright Scholarship at hindi sa Global UGRAD. Akin pang ipinagmalaki ang mga bagay na aking nahagilap hinggil sa Fulbright. Ngunit, maling impormasyon na pala ang aking isinagot. Ang sabi ng ginang na nagtanong, "You might want to search again on Global UGRAD. It is not a Fulbright program." Ako na lamang ay nagpasalamt upang itago ang aking hiya sa katangahang namutawi sa aking personalidad at pagmumukha.

Bakit mo pa pinipilit magpakasaya Aldrin?
Walang-wala ka na. 

Bakit Aldrin?

Hindi ako nawalan ng pag-asa noong ako ay nasa loob pa lamang ng silid kung saan idinaos ang aking pakikipanayam sa tatlong mga panelista. Tuluyan pa rin ang aking pagbibigay ng mga kasagutang alam kong magpapako sa aking pangarap na makapag-aral sa ibang bansa kung saan makakakuha ako ng mas malawak na kaalaman sa kursong nais kong pagdalubhasaan. Sadyang naging napakasaklap ang araw na ito para sa akin at laging naiisip na walang-wala na ako lalo na ngayon at masyado akong dumikit sa pangarap kong maging iskolar sa dayuhang lupain, ngunit nagpapasalamat pa rin ako sa Poong Maykapal sa mga biyayang Kanyang ibinigay sa aming pamilya- gumaling na ang aking ina at nakapasok naman na sa Mason ang aking ama. Sapat na yun para sa akin. Sapat na ang kanilang pagmamahal at suporta sa akin.

Bakit hanggang porma ka lang Aldrin, pero kung 
isasalang ka na, wala ka rin palang ibubuga.
Bakit Aldrin?

Masyado lang ako sigurong mapangarap at ninanais ko pang makapag-aral sa ibang lupain. masyado siguro akong naging kampante sa aking taglay na galing na sa huli ay nagiging bula. Masyado lang siguro akong nag-aksaya ng oras kakaayos sa aking sarili, sa paghahanda ng aking damit at maging sa iba pang abubot. May mga pagkakataong ako na mismo ang kumokwestyun sa aking kakayahan. Ngunit, bakit nga ba sadyang napakahirap tanggapin ang pagkatalo. Siguro dahil nasanay akong makuha ang lahat ng aking kagustuhan noong bata pa ako, o di naman kaya ay hinulma na ng lipunan ang aking pag-iisip ukol sa mga bagay-bagay na nais at kagustuhan ko.

SIGURO ay wala na talaga akong pagkakataon pang matanggap sa scholarship na halos dalawang buwan ko ring pinaghirapan upang makapag-aral sa Estados Unidos, ngunit mas marami pang biyaya ang aking matatanggap kung ako ay mamalagi dito sa Pilipinas upang dito mas makapagdalubhasa at makapagbahagi pa ng aking kaalaman para sa mga kapwa ko Pilipino. 

A week before THE BIG DAY

Yes I am nervous for my interview. This ain't my first "real-world interview" but hey my future really depends on it, literally and figuratively. What made me more nervous today is the fact that I now know who my competitors are, at least in my college and in my department. We are six in our department who applied though I am not yet sure if all were sent an invitation for the interview, but I am sure we will all be in the interview phase. So, it is a week before now, and what is left for me to do aside from thinking about my academic assignments is the fact that I am not yet physically prepared for it! :) This point might be useless but hey it is part of the preparation stuff most people would do just to present their selves properly.

I am asking, from the bottom of my heart, for your favor to please do pray for me to be granted with the 2011 Fulbright Global UGRAD Exchange Program. I will die if I will not make it, seriously. All my hopes and academic career plans are now based herein. So please, include me in your prayers. I will really appreciate it. Super thanks!

Doomed

I felt so tired after doing some research and after seating on my chair in front of my laptop for six hours! Yes, so I took a nap and I just woke up at around 9:30 tonight. I have not eaten my dinner yet. Just as I plan to order for a dinner outside,my cellphone failed to connect to my laptop- it is still broken and a zero percent visibility on its screen. Now what am I gonna do, I hope Vicky's have an online site where we can order into, online! Now I have not even moved my clothes from my travelling bag to my closet so I am going to do it also tonight.

Third Day of the Second Semester

I woke up late today.
There was stealing in the dormitory.
I went and made tambay at UPCE.
Planned about and designed the bulletin board with Buddy Janel.
Learned that Flickr to Y! mail thing.
Attended an evening mass.
Went to TechnoHub.
Asked about a router.
Ate a BIG dinner at KFC.
Went home.
Printed some important readings.
Blogged.
Connected with the family.
Our room was inspected.
Blogged.

Two laptops were stolen in just a day in Ipil Dorm

Two laptops were stolen today at Ipil Residence Hall. The two victims were undergraduate students from the College of Engineering and from the College of Social Science and Philosophy. The first victim said that his laptop was stolen at around 11 to 11:30 in the morning while he took his bath without locking his door. The second who left his laptop on his chair at four in the afternoon noticed that his laptop was not there anymore upon arriving at 9:45 in the evening even his room was locked. The laptops that were stolen have the same model and the same color.

To answer this problem, the Dorm Manager Ms. Alma Terona called a general meeting for the male residents both the graduate and undergraduate students. The opinion of the body was asked if they will allow the two policemen to enter their room and have it checked and it was agreed upon by everybody. The opinions of law students were also insightful for the legal issues regarding the inspection.

As of the press time, the inspection is not yet finished and the inspection started on the first floor where the undergraduate residents dwell. The victims and the two policemen together with the house council officials of Ipil Dorm go room to room for the inspection.

Full Inspection at Ipil Dorm

Full inspection in every room in Ipil dorm is being conducted now. Two laptops were stolen today. Two U.P. policemen are here to help in the inspection.

UPDATE on robbery case here in Ipil

According to the dormer who lost his new laptop, he just took a bath at around 11 AM then upon going back to his room, he noticed that his laptop was not there anymore. His table is just near the window so he said that it will not be seen immediately unless the intruder really went inside the room. I pity the dormer since he is just a sophomore student and the robbed laptop is just a brand new. He came by my room to ask to inquire if I observed something on his room. I just told him that I heard a loud bang of the door and before that I heard a sound that was like an opening and closing of a door.

WARNING to all residents of Ipil Dorm

WARNING.

There maybe a robber within the walls of Ipil Residence Hall. 

A philosophy major lost his laptop just now. His room is next to ours- Room 114 West Annex 1 here in Ipil Dorm. If the theft is not from the outside since we have a strict security herein, I can't help but to think that it is one of the dormers who stole the laptop. I cannot imagine that I am dwelling with a robber, if my argument is proven true. So safety in this place is questionable, therefore I have a reminder for everyone, even those who are not living inside a dormitory, your belongings are at your own risk so safeguard your stuff.

Photo from Ipilista Kami Facebook account. 

No copyright infringement intended.