CS Student Council 2007-08 Assistant Reps! From L-R: NIMBB, Biology, Mathematics, Geology
Ooh, more memories!
Filed under: Insights
In the 2009 Grammy Awards, “Just Dance” (Lady Gaga feat. Colby O’Donis and Akon) from The Fame was nominated for Best Dance Recording. This year, The Fame is nominated for Album of the Year.
And they say the Grammys caters for outstanding music achievement regardless of commercial success. Why, then, wasn’t The Fame nominated in last year’s Grammys, when the album was released less than a month from the beginning of the Grammys eligibility period? Why only this year? Did the album mysteriously improved over a 12-month period?
Guh.
Grammy airs tomorrow. Give it to Taylor Swift!
UPDATE!
Taylor won Record of the Year!
Britney arrived! (Surprise!) All the way from Miami!
Britney is wearing a Dolce and Gabbana dress and bodysuit, Brian Atwood shoes, Jimmy Choo bag and Penny Preville diamond earrings. I just came back from work and saw all this and feel the urge to say I love Britney, I love her terrible taste in (human) dresses, I love that she went with Jason and I’m going to be happy for a week!! Thank your for being the most beautiful thing at the Grammys. :D
Brunetteney. <3
Filed under: Insights
Thanks, Joyce, for this.
I found a list of things for 2010. It’s nearly the end of the first month, but it’s never too late. Here’s my list of things I’ll be sticking to, and successfully at that. (I hope so; I really do.)
I’ll mark my priorities with an asterisk (*) and italicize those I’ve started way before.
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy*
5. Make time to pray.*
6. Play more games.*
7. Read more books than you did in 2009.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don’t compare your life to others… You have no idea what their journey is all about.*
12. Don’t have negative thoughts on things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.**
13. Don’t overdo. Keep your limits.*
14. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.*
18. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.**
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
Society:
25. Call your family often.*
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.*
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.*
31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!*
33. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.**
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
Like everything else, each item is easily said than done. I dunno, I just have the feeling that pursuing this list would bring good things. :D
***
It’s hard, still, putting the past behind. And accepting reality. It’s bad. I’m sad. (Chos.)
I have to stick #39 in my mind no?
I choose to be a happy person. I choose not to be a bitter person. If I have a bad day, I get really angry with myself and I flip it and I tell myself I’m gonna have a good day. I’m gonna be strong. I will be strong, and that’s what I choose to do.
-Brit Brit, 2008
Thanks, B. I’ll keep that in mind. Always. Here’s to moving on. :)
Filed under: Chronicles
Last night, it took a toll on me. I was SO mad that my heart sank and I had no way to channel my feelings out.
Today came, I had the same feeling. I kept mum throughout the morning. I tried pretending not to be in existence and kept reminding myself that it’s better this way than opening myself up again. In my own little bubble, I felt happy. So much, because I always dreamed of this moment when I was doing what I feel was doing, and it felt so good bringing out the inner kid in me. Sort of.
But everything’s back to normal. Darn. Boring. But good.
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Filed under: Nonsense
..but I miss screaming and fighting
and kissing in the rain
and it’s 2AM and I’m cursin’ your name.
I’m so in love that I acted insane
And that’s the way I loved you. :)
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I know I shouldn’t have kept you waiting.
But it’s here now.
Filed under: Actuarial, CSSC, Career, Celebration, Chronicles, Elections, Friends, Insights, Love, Math Club, Mathematics, UP
To call 2009 an outstanding year for me is an understatement.
For most of it, I seemed like stuck in a rollercoaster and I can’t get off! Everything is so spontaneous, yet rewarding. Everything seemed well-planned to give a thrilling rush but ends up safe and satisfying. So me.
Let’s take a look — I finished my degree, I got a dream-job, and I passed a 62%-failing-rate career exam. I finished my student council term, I left my temporary campus home, and I decided to cut-off ties with some people. I was rejected not selected to some jobs I applied for (not that I really wanted most of them), I rejected a SC position I was eager to have, and I decided not to enroll in masters program. I had my first and last date for 2009, I reconciled with a longtime friend/brother, and I met new people who are now part of my life.
See? Everything was not as planned, but I couldn’t imagine my life right now if the case was different. I was just truly blessed this year, that sometimes it took me time to realize the why’s of everything. (Especially things you thought were burdens and loads, but were indeed blessings in disguise.) God works perfectly; this year is great proof, at least for mine.
But, 2009 is just the start of steep journey which may seem stressful and tiring along the way, but with good company, can be an experience to live for.
Pero I like to live in the present muna. Eat a lot (DAD’S!), play a lot (TIMEZONE!), talk a lot! And meet up with old friends. :D I’d like to savor every step of the way. And have Christmas cheer year-round!
So long 2009! You taught me a lot. You hurt me a lot. You tested me a LOOOOT. You’re a year I’ll always remember. With your other 20 older friends. ;)
@Daniel Bato @Titus Tan @Miji Dy @Janis Narvas @Meia Damay @Glenn Obligacion @Beng Villamil @Nikki Olaya @Sef Damasco @Melisa Coco
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Christmas comes but once a year, but don’t fret, don’t be down! Your life can be full of Christmas cheer all year round!
A blessed Christmas to everyone out there!
Enjoy the video above! K-Pop fans, click here. :)
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A wave of inspiration sparked inside and the old skin is peeling off; radiant new artwork is about to take its first breath.
Filed under: Celebration
More than anything else this season (assuming giving is an integral part of the celebration), I would want more than the material things. If I were to receive something, I would have preferred things that would either change me so that I will not want some things, or those things, and see if that’s what I really wanted. *tear* I won’t expect those things. (Our expectations are our biggest downer!) I will expect other things; things that my physical body would want to get hold of!
1. BBC Planet Earth. Shot in HD, this documentary features a broad overview of each of the habitat sets of the earth’s species. My love for Discovery and NGC, plus atlases and encyclopedias, gave way to our winning of a trivia contest a year ago (hihi), and lots of “Wow, you know that?” comments from different people. Much better that PBB no? Available in National Bookstore and in leading record bars around the region.
2. Le Cordon Bleu Dessert Techniques by Laurent Duchene. Le Cordon Bleu, the world’s largest hospitality educator comes out with a book on desserts, featuring more than 300 full color illustrations on the most complex cooking techniques. Available in Fully Booked (The Fort).
3. Britney Spears The Singles Collection Ultimate Fan Boxset. Celebrating Miss Spears’ decade in the industry, Sony Music releases The Singles Collection. I have the standard one-disc edition, and the CD+DVD international edition, but I want the ultimate fan boxset, which contains all her singles from 1998’s “…Baby One More Time”, to 2004’s “Toxic,” to 2008’s “Womanizer” and the brand new single, “3.” Sadly, it will not be released in the Philippines, so.. :( (Mga tito and tita overseas, *ehem*) Available via Britney.com and Amazon.
4. Carrie Underwood Play On. Aside from Brit-brit, I also have all of Carrie’s CDs. Well, except this one. Contains her newest single, “Cowboy Casanova.” Available in leading record bars everywhere.
5. Britney: For The Record. This is a 60-minute introspective documentary which chronicles Spears’ return to the recording industry after her much-publicized professional and personal struggles. Like the box set, this is the lone DVD that I do not have in my collection. Available in Amazon and in several online stores.
6. A tall crystal glass. I have my own tall glass tumbler in the office (courtesy of KFC), but I’d rather that it be crystal and heavy, and can accommodate a fairly amount of liquid, averaging at 500 mL with zero variance. *_* Available in most home and lifestyle sections of stores like SM, Landmark, Gourdo’s, etc.
7. A collared shirt! I want a plain colored collared shirt that I can wear on Fridays! It doesn’t have to be Lacoste; I’ll wear Giordano, too. I kid. :) Available in stores nationwide. Size: Large=16 to 16½.
8. An offset spatula! (14-inch) A versatile kitchen tool that is made for professional bakers. Unlike it’s not-offset cousin, this spatula is bent and aids the user in much complex tasks, such as cake decoration. Available in Cook’s Exchange and Gourdo’s.
9. Back pillow. This will be much useful for me as I usually would sit in my in front office desk for several hours straight. Or not! Lagi ako nanggugulo sa ibang desk eh. Hehe. Available in most home and lifestyle sections of stores like SM, Landmark, etc.
10. HP SmartCalc 300s Scientific Calculator. I do not enjoy my TI financial calc’s one-liner-with-two-decimal-places display, and I’d appreciate discrete numerics again with a calculator like this! Any of the HP sci-calcs will do, actually, especially the one which allows to change the cover color! Haha! I can’t remember the model. :P Available in National bookstore and other stores selling calculators. :P
I can’t think of a better Christmas than my wish coming true, and my wish is you’d let me spend my whole life with you. :>
HP SmartCalc 300s
When asked who I thought would win in the Carolfest, it was a fight between answering, “Math Club,” and “I don’t think it was anyone’s business, really.”
I preferred to be honest. “Uhm. Math Club!”
Congratulations to Myusikal Matklab for the best performance of the night! Galing ng buddies ko – Karlo and Olga! :) Congrats, CSSC! I miss y’all. Too bad had to leave early.
Filed under: Nonsense
You can’t really go there in a complete state of happiness because you’re scared it’s going to be taken away. So it’s better just not to feel anything at all and to have hope to feel the other way.
One of my favorite songs and one of my favorite photos.
From Saturday to Tuesday evening, I was against my desk studying for the upcoming probability exam.
Wedneday-- After 180 minutes of grueling calculations (well, I took 176 minutes), I was done with my exam!
Brit-Brit's The Singles Collection, celebrating ten years of Spears, was delayed for two weeks in the Philippines! It was my biggest surprise that it was available the same afternoon as my exam!! (I checked the night before and it wasn't in stores.) Perfect reward.
Office Thursday and everyone was raving about my and Glenn's exam. As part of it, we treated them to some Conti's mango bravo and Conti's pastries. The next day, we also treated them for lunch. (No pics from that; currently with Meia.)
Thank God it's Friday! But we ate at Heaven and Eggs, not TGI Friday's. Miss you, Len!
It's disturbing how the mastermind on the Maguindanao massacre plotted everything. Really, a lot more disturbing than the killings themselves. Who'd have such an imagination? *rant*
Saturday Glorrieta night with ARUGA. Couldn't have made it through everything wihout my crazy friends here. :)
I treated these guys to Max's because we're really so tired of other options. And because I have the final word.
F-F-F-Floating face, F-F-F-Floating face, Mu-mu-mu-muuh.
Who told me to dress up like that? But more importantly, who told Dan to dress up like that?
In probability theory, we usually assume symmetry in natural events. This proves it does occur naturally.
