Rants and whatnots

Mike: Bakit sa San Beda (Alabang) hindi pwede makita yung grades nyo online?

Jacob: Because it's San Beda.

Mike: Eh, bakit sa Perpetual (UPHR) pwede makita online?

Jacob: I don't know. Maybe because it's NOT San Beda?!

:)

Pero in fairness naman, kung papapiliin ka between Perpetual o Beda, mag-Beda ka na lang.

Makes no difference. Makes no sense.

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:23 -0500

Walang pinagkaiba ang Benedictine values sa Thomasian values, Lasallian values, or Atenean. Pare-pareho lang yang mga yan. That’s why I will forever refuse to accept the validity of BLF (Benedictine Lay Formation), especially since I’ve already aced my CWTS. But I do not have a choice. My appeal to have my CWTS reconsidered was turned down a long time ago. I’m now on my final semester, my final BLF, and I’m still not convinced of its difference from other similar subjects wherein one learns to be of service to the community. Really. Bite me.

Its All in My Mind: Find the Gay person,유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유...

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:57:33 -0500

Its All in My Mind: Find the Gay person,유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유...:

danchinito:

Find the Gay person,

유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유 유

-Can’t do it? -That’s because they’re humans too and we’re all the same. Copy and…

THIS

I’ve been reading a lot of tweets about people rallying against the arrival of US Secretary of...

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:55:55 -0500

I’ve been reading a lot of tweets about people rallying against the arrival of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. They say it perpetuates the “lopsided” relations between the Philippines and the United States. Though some of them may have the purest of intentions, I believe most of them, like many of us, are hypocrites.

Give them an American citizenship and I bet they’ll surely leave their posts for a better life abroad.

We used to travel to the Middle East when I was a little boy and we always booked economy class....

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:42:00 -0500

We used to travel to the Middle East when I was a little boy and we always booked economy class. But there were a couple of times when we’d sit in business class instead (I think my dad pulled a few strings since he knew some people from the airline). Back then, business class offered a few things better than economy: a comfortable seat, bigger space, your own personal TV, and better food. But now, that’s just economy. One of these days I’m going to fly business again. Just you wait.

I came to the venue without a pinch of idea as to what...

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:47:33 -0500

I came to the venue without a pinch of idea as to what I’ll be for my creative shot. I only had my hoodie with me. Then I saw those big dark wings hanging on the wall and I right there and then I knew what I’ll be for my photo.

Patawad!

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:38:22 -0500

I’ve done it only once and it was for a class activity. I went out with classmates in an exclusive subdivision and sang Christmas carols. Unlike most carols these days, we actually sang, not played with recycled cans and sang with voices that are hardly angelic. And because we did a good job, we were able to get a big amount of money which was used for our class’ Christmas party.

But that was years ago. And I haven’t participated in any caroling since. Truth be told, I avoid it.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas carols. Sometimes I surprise myself by humming to an old Christmas tune even in the middle of summer. And I do love a wonderfully sung carol by groups that actually know how to sing. But I avoid young children who invade our right to privacy and rape our ears with headache-inducing, cringe-worthy renditions.

It’s automatic, almost as old as the tradition itself—they come to our homes and sing even before they knock on our doors, and we give them a few pesos immediately to end the noise. Most of the time we let them finish their “Jingle Bells” and other easy Filipino carols before we open our doors. Some of us cut them midway and say our “patawad” just to get some peace and quiet. Sometimes—and I bet you’ve done this, too—we pretend nobody’s home. And when they leave our gates we let out a sigh of relief, but we prepare for another batch of eager kids to ruin the sanctity of our Christmases. Okay, maybe that was too harsh. But hey, don’t tell me you actually enjoy the ruckus?!

Peace and quiet. I think we’re all entitled to that especially during the holidays. I may not speak for everyone, but I’m sure some would agree that Christmas carols here are more of a nuisance than anything else.

I like to spend Christmas with my loved ones in peace. How can we do that when we’d have to pretend nobody’s home or say our patawads every 10 minutes or so. This is why I like living in a condominium: no children singing Christmas carols.

Virgilio Baliber

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:41:00 -0500

That name will always remind me that there are still honest people working out there.

After having dinner at ATC’s foodcourt, Mike and I hurried to check something elsewhere and I didn’t realize that I left my wallet. I only began looking for my wallet, which contained a thousand pesos, my pill box, ATM cards, and my San Beda ID, when we were supposed to buy something already.

We ran back to the foodcourt hoping that I’d still find my wallet there, but it was gone. Then the restaurant staff where we bought food motioned for me to look for one of the cleaners of the mall, who was conveniently looking for me too. He told us to follow him to the concierge and that’s where I got my wallet back. And not a cent lost, too!

I was extremely grateful for the dark skinned, mild mannered man who gave me back my wallet. He showed me his name tag when I asked for his name and it read, “Virgilio Baliber.” As a sign of great appreciation, I gave Virgilio 100 pesos. It was truly amazing. If you ever bump into him at ATC, do say hi. He’s a good soul.

Mike surprised me with a beautiful dinner: pasta bolognese with...

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:47:03 -0500

Mike surprised me with a beautiful dinner: pasta bolognese with the most amazing garlic bread I’ve tasted, and delicious cake. We devoured all these with delight right after he had me read a letter he wrote in secret. So far the best birthday ever!

There’s a reason why I seldom post ill feelings on Twitter and Facebook. It’s fairly...

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:49:46 -0400

There’s a reason why I seldom post ill feelings on Twitter and Facebook. It’s fairly simple: I don’t need people knowing my woes online. People need not know that I’m in a puddle of shit and that I’m having a hard time getting out. Nor do I need people to agree with me when I say that someone’s this and that out of extreme frustration. That’s just sad. It makes me look like I can’t handle my issues and I need people on the internet to come to my side and buff me up. I don’t need anybody’s pity by replying to my posts with words of encouragement and agreement. I’d rather have someone—just one—to hear me out. With that being said, I will now jump to my soft bed and watch an episode of my favorite show.

A few minutes after my rant I checked BDO (for the umpteenth time) and there it lay, a bunch of...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:39:48 -0400

A few minutes after my rant I checked BDO (for the umpteenth time) and there it lay, a bunch of numbers staring back at me, as if it’s finally giving up on its desire to torture me with my impatience. This is all some sick joke, yeah? Well, we’re eating out tonight, that’s for sure.

I’ve been waiting for our money to arrive since Saturday. It’s not yet in our joint...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:22:00 -0400

I’ve been waiting for our money to arrive since Saturday. It’s not yet in our joint account. Where is it?!

I called the bank and they said that the money is being processed so I should expect the money in our account in about 10 minutes. But that call was made an hour ago! I don’t mind staying in and not spending (saves us a lot), but the thought of that hard earned money NOT in our bank account, it’s really… @!#@!%^$

I really would like to strangle somebody for this big fat inconvenience. Should I murder someone at the bank for this glacial pace? Or should I bite my boss’ head off for sending the money a day before November 1?

I don’t really care who’s at fault here. We worked day and night and we expect to be paid for these articles.

No work, no pay ya’ll say? Well then… no pay, no work!

I write. It’s what I do best. I write when I’m bored. I write when I’m inspired. I...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:40:48 -0400

I write. It’s what I do best. I write when I’m bored. I write when I’m inspired. I write just about anything I can think of. But most of the time I write essays and research papers as required by my instructors. I even attempted to rewrite an entire thesis that was completely taken out of Wikipedia only to find out that it has already been approved by panelists at PWU. But when it came to defending my words, sometimes I failed miserably.

Last Monday afternoon was my thesis defense. I wasn’t sure about what I felt when I was waiting for my turn. I wasn’t nervous and I didn’t feel like throwing up. I think I was a little bit exited because I wanted the day to end. I had everything ready: three copies of my study for the panelists, my laptop and cue cards to keep me from forgetting the finer points of my thesis.

My English didn’t fail me. As a matter of fact I think I delivered rather well for someone who didn’t study his own thesis days before. Allow me this pinch of arrogance: the others paled in comparison, I’m sure. But alas, the content of my study wasn’t as good as I hoped it to be.

The panelists had a lot to say about my thesis. My related lit was weak, my objectives weren’t impressive, the significance of my study didn’t do my topic justice. I guess they the panelists were expecting a lot from me and my work fared no better than some mediocre studies copied from Wikipedia. Constructive criticism is still criticism, and though I took them all with dignity, I was hurt because of my obvious lack of attention to my own work. I should have done this, I could have done that.

Now that it’s done, I have a feeling that I will be meeting the panelists again on Monday for a re-defense. That means I would have to come back with all the improvements done on my thesis. Tough luck considering I also have a job to worry about and a couple of videos to produce. But I am fervently praying that I don’t get to see them next week anymore.

We were told that the list of people who will come back for a re-defense will be posted this evening. I’ve checked our yahoo groups and it still isn’t there yet. This is nerve-racking. It’s like judgement day and you’re waiting to find out if you’re going to have an early sem break, salvation, or come back and suffer once more…

Matutulog na nga ako!

Photo

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:10:51 -0400

What is it with mannequins with bulges?

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:27:37 -0400

What is it with mannequins with bulges?