For the love of school and work.

Can I just say that I am eternally pissed because my flash disk is lost? It was just given to me by my dad because I was bugging him to buy a new one. Now it's AWOL along with all the important documents stored in it and whatnot. Gaaah. I hate misplacing stuff. :(

Okay before I go ecstatic once again, I have to say this: it just keeps getting better and better. :D Screw the sucky prelude of the New Year. It had to come to terms eventually. With that said, here's the big news:

1. I am doing so well in school.
2. I'm doing even better because I was offered a position in the Partido Ignacio slate to run as the Junior Exec. Rep in this year's election. :)

First off. I just received the papers and the tests which I took last year and I'm happy to say that they have been rather better, if not the best, than my previous works. It's just really satisfying to know that the end results of what I am doing are reflective of the efforts that I put into everything that I do. :D It's not a signal of me being so grade-conscious at this point, but okay it's kinda like that. But you can't help it if you just sit like a duck in a very competitive atmosphere. No one in Ateneo likes being left behind. Magis just debunks the whole point of being mediocre. It just feels good to be the best in a pool of people who are already considered as the best.

Second. After my accounting class yesterday, Flip approached me in the caf and asked me this:

Flip: Hey Da. I'm sorry if this is too informal, but since I have the chance now, I have something to ask you.
Da: Yo Flip. What?
Flip: Will you be willing to run for a higher position in Sanggu, particularly as Exec or CB rep?
Da: Wait. Why me? Are you serious?
Flip: You were the first person who came to my mind while thinking of people to fill up the positions. Personally, I think you'd make a great exec or cb rep.
Da: Is this under Partido Ignacio?
Flip: Yep.
Da: Waaah. Okay sige. But I'll think about which position to run for.
Flip: Yay. Welcome to the slate. You can assess naman based on the projects that you did before kasi diba you did stuff na for CB like the Senate Inquiries? Can you also think of a possible running mate? You know Mark Tan right?
Da: Yup.:D

(blahblahblah)

And after a brief period of discernment, I think I'd stick to SB first before going all-out on CB. So I said yes to running as Exec. Omfg. This is it.:D I am so happy (and flattered and proud) that my co-officers in Sanggu actually acknowledged my potential and gave me a chance to serve more in Sanggu. So it means more work for now.

One more. Congrats to The Core for pulling off a great report in psych. ;p

One last. Neyo's coming to Manila on Feb. 29!:D I love it. My friends and I are going to watch!:D

Last na talaga. :D I now know how to make my very own homemade salsa dip. My parents love it. Hahaha.;D

*pics to follow. something wrong with firefox.

Back on track.

After two days of having a really really bad hangover from the break, I just had to get a hold of myself and entirely adjust to the whole back to school thing. Oh well. The first two days were just a disaster. I ended up missing my lolo's birthday dinner because I felt so awful that evening and I wanted to finish studying in LS. I didn't get any sleep so I was too sabaw on Monday. (The effing test was moved to next week!!!!) Tuesday was the continuation of the horror since I had to finish my Fil paper. I almost almost wasn't able to wake up on time to make it. But good thing I did (that was about 1 a.m.) and I ended before my usual wake up time. Talk about major cramming. Good thing I was so clear-headed so I'm pretty sure that it was an okay paper - coherent and with substance. I'm not sure if it will pass for an excellent though. It could have used more than one proofreading.

Oh well. And today. Today was pretty productive so I am so motivated to work again. Started with a morning in the lib when I had my nerd mode on. Researched for our Theo consultation, read comm and attempted to do the Acc hw.

We're going to have this debate on Friday. I'm just not sure if my prof fully understands the premise of what a debate really is. Either he's trying to teach us something or he's just really tamad. And we have our psych report too. After our productive meeting in Temple Drive this afternoon, I'm quite sure we're ready.:)

I just have to finish the script then I'm off. Work work work mode.:D

Homaygad.

I woke up so late today because I just had to savor my last late-night conversation until 4 a.m. this morning. I was super tired since I attended my Ninong's wedding and the festivities lasted until late in the evening. When I came home, I seriously pulled an attempt to work on my Fil paper but yeah, I was too tired. I managed to have a productive ym discussion with Laine though. We're choosing the same text for our paper and I think I may have gotten a lot of ideas to put, more or less.

I'm sick again. After dry cough came colds. Fudge.

And oh no. I haven't finished studying for our freaking LS long test. I really wish Grandpa will move it. Hahaha. He's such a Lolo. Speaking of which, my dad immediately greeted me with a "We're having dinner tonight it's your Lolo's birthday. We're leaving at 5:30." when I woke up as he ceremoniously grabbed my laptop to view yesterday's takes. I completely forgot his birthday. It's either exactly or near the Feast of the Three Kings. So you see, I am in big trouble. Now this is exactly the reason why I detest cramming. I could be out enjoying my last day of freedom with a big family thing but I just had to pair it with a pile of academic work. Oh well. Gahaha. What a way to start the year.

It's officially the last day of the Christmas season today. Good luck to me. :D 1 chapter down, 5 more and a paper to go. Plus group work during the week. I just finished chapter 1 of my 6-chapter LS LT and undiscussed reading (Poverty, Corruption and Rent-Seeking Families in Asian countries) and I swear, I couldn't understand most of what I was reading. It's so outdated already! I don't think any of the data is still relevant to the economic and political situations of Asian countries today.

High level of corruption predictability = higher private investment attraction

At least I learned something new.

Why did they have to give us this much holiday work?

This is not how I planned this day.

It's 5:15 in the morning on my last Friday of the holidays. Trust me, I'd be sleeping more than anything but I'm not. Well because I actually overslept yesterday (as in waaaay tooo muccch), I am punishing myself for the abuse. Since everyone's up and I just lay awake for more than 10 minutes trying to sleep, I thought what the heck and just got up.

I thought I smelled my mom cooking mushroom soup so I fumbled out of bed to get some. It was chicken noodle soup pala. I got a bowl for myself and stole a cheesedog on my way to my room. My dad was just eating oats. My mom was munching on bread. My brother was, well, enjoying the hugest share of the good breakfast: frankfurters, cheesedog and garlic rice. Yum.

Gaaah. I should eat more like my dad. But I won't deprive myself of breakfast if plan to cut short on everything else soon.

Today, I am packed with a lot of activities. Why I chose not to sleep will remain a pathetic price I will definitely have to pay later today. Ateneo for my group stuff and maybe a trip with Hun to his Semi-honors reunion in White Plains. But I still have errands to run and things to shop for. Ughh. I hate having to cancel things because of prior commitments I should have kept before. A late night party in Fiama with friends tonight? Naah. Have to wake up early to finish stuff tomorrow before my Ninong's wedding. Dad's the best man. :D

As promised, Fil paper mode back on. Soup's getting cold.:)

New and improved!:D

In the middle of my Fil paper writing spree, I managed to edit this.;p

As you can see, my comments are now enabled. I spruced up the layout a bit and well, it's now up to you to suck it up and enjoy my fab blog. I have to admit, this blog isn't that publicized because I only want a few to read it like my closest friends and some online buddies. But read on and talk to me.

Much love everyone.:*

Less than 200 random things I wish to share.

Numbering's kinda messed up.

200. My middle name is:
- Marquez

199. I was born in:
-Makati City

198. I am really:
- wishing that the break could have lasted longer.

197. My phone is:
- silver quartz and full of scratches. It's so sucky I want a new one.

196. My eye color is:
- dark brown

195. My shoe size is:
- 7

194. My ring size is:
- idk

193. My height is:
-5 something

192. I am allergic to:
- dust and bacteria carried by the wind.

191. I was born on:
- march 30 ,1989

190. I am annoyed by:
- waiting, noise, funky smells, blabbermouths, materialistic people and plain arrogance.

189. The last book you read:
- Shopaholic Ties the Knot – I know. Haha. Too late.

188. My bed is:
- too big for me but I love it anyway.

187. One thing you hate about yourself?
- I just love to eat.

186. The perfect kiss is?
- from my boyfriend.

185. The last three cd's I bought were:
- dvds actually: hip hop abs, gossip girl and pc games. Haha.;p

184. Are you living at home?
- of course.

183. Do you have any siblings?
- my one and only brother.:)

182. What did you do yesterday?
- Had dinner with my family in a Thai restaurant. Yummy. ;p


More of this survey.

The Year Ahead.:D

It's officially the 2nd day of the year and I am off wreaking havoc and mayhem in my academic life. Seriously now, do you feel like the break was long enough for ample relaxation? I thought so. So before I go back to mustering enough drive to work on this academic quagmire, I have the pleasure to enumerate my own share of resolutions which I hope to keep this year.

1. Be fit and healthy. Dream on sister. We are aiming for hardcore Bora body at this pace. There is no time for being lax and lenient when it comes to food consumption. My bf and I actually devised this simple diet strategy that we have to follow, at our own expense. Thrilling part of the bargain? Nothing really. It would just be nice to flaunt hot bodies other than fat for a change. Hahahaha.:D

2. Focus. Now this has to apply to every tiny aspect of my life. Focus - in terms of my spiritual life, my relationship with other people like family, friends, co-workers and bf, my academics, work and all my aspirations. I shouldn't be enticed by cheap attempts in luring me to senseless partying and merrymaking. Once in a while is okay but partying too hard has its own costs.

3. Cram-less. No, definitely not after a world record here. There is no sure fire way and no hard and fast rules to totally eliminating this natural phenomena. Everyone does this, no exception. But that's not an excuse to pursue it. So what I can do if not to completely diminish this habit is to lessen it so that I could feel less guilty every time I have to work on something. And since I have so much time to spare by not working the last minute, I can use the time to relax instead. Thus, I won't crash and burn due to overworking.

4. Spend within my means. If there was one thing year that I am not proud of, it would have to be all the spending that I did. I treated cash as way too superficial and too immaterial that I barely gave it value. I succumbed to petty temptations that even I became surprised when all my cash disappeared from my wallet in a typical midweek. I even reached the point when I spent more than 2k bucks in two days. Gaaah. Rank of expenses:
1. Food
2. Clothes
3. School Supplies
4. Other stuff - dvds, accessories, movies, events

So you see, I can still be saved on this part. I just have to lose the unnecessary splurging on dates that aren't scheduled. I have to set my own shopping weekend when I could spend within my designated budget and buy all the things that I want. In that way, I could save up for it and just do it in one major blow. I can also use the extra money that I have to buy things in some, I repeat, some cases of emergency or should I say, the spur of the moment ones.

5. Clean my room. Not that I don't do it. I just have to do it more often. It's like my home inside my home so I have to keep it clean all the time. I won't be able to survive a swamp-like room again otherwise it's Georgia in the Jungle for me. Haha.:p

6. No more cussing. With the right amount of emotions, I could pretty much blurt every bad word out loud. Of course it's something that I'm also not proud of. I shall be more patient and quiet this year and I'll try to control my feelings more. I'm taking my street self into the bins and polish my ms. prim and proper.:)

Finally,

7. Take lotsa pictures. I wasn't able to do this the whole year round because I destroyed (accidentally) my camera after summer break. But since I have a new one, I have no reason not to document every noteworthy event of my life. Of course, I also have to be religiously updating my online accounts so that I could share the moments.:D I also have to finish the collage asap. Haha.

There you have it. Paired with the right angst to combat any external force that can prevent me from pursuing these goals, I believe I could pretty much emerge successful in doing these things.
To the new year ahead!:D