Yearbook write ups

Here's the write up I submitted to Aegis:

May mumunting butong napadpad sa masukal na lupa, kaagaw sa sustansiya at liwanag ang mga damong hindi naghirap tumubo roon. Pero pinalad ang buto nang marinig nito ang tawag na lampasan ang sariling sisidlan, na magbunga kahit hamunin ng mundo. Munti man, siksik ng yamang mapayayabong ang laman. Dumaan ang panahon, patuloy na sinikap ng buto ang kumilos palabas ng sarili kasabay ang pagpapadalisay ng niloloob, nag-aasam na malapitan at bigyang-lugod ang Liwanag. Matiyaga itong nag-ugat sa lupa sa kabila ng daluyong ng mga elemento. Kaya nagsimulang sumibol ang angking buhay at ganda ng dati'y mumunting buto! Sa paglabas nito sa mas malawak na mundo, tangan nito ang panalanging maabot ang mga inilaan dito-- ang luwalhatiin ang Liwanag, ang bigyang gabay at buhay ang mga buto pang darating, at Meron pa. (by Gerald)


Cool eh? I also wrote one for a friend but I doubt he'd use it. Weird kasi. But so it won't be a complete literary waste:

A boy was playing by a brook. The brook gurgled and cooed as the water daintily splashed against the rocks, in harmony with the chirping of birds. Tiny waves erupted almost gracefully; the water dancing, glistening in the sun. The little boy ignored all these, throwing then catching his ball. He remembered his father saying something about shallow waters being the noisiest. Running to chase his ball rolling downhill, the boy expected to come to the end of the brook. Yet it appeared to be leading somewhere beyond itself. At last he came to a magnificent river. The boy saw little schools of fish swimming through crystal waters which somehow also reflected the surrounding trees it nourished. Little animals scampered here and there – life was abound. The boy realized he was foolish, and the ball lay forgotten.

Give someone a hug today!

Huug!

after hibernation

I love life! Each day just holds so much promise. :) Nakaka-inspire talaga ang Social Innovations Class ko everytime. (Hindi dahil nag-talk si Diether, though I have to admit he's not bad-looking at all. haha.) Anyway, the class invigorates me everytime. It makes me want to go and do something, which is actually easier than you'd expect. It doesn't have to be big. We are all aware of some things that "just aren't right". So why don't we actually do something about it, not just yammer about it, or worse, dismiss the thought. We have the power to change things, we really do. Well, some people have more than the others but that's not the point. We are all living in the same planet so it is our responsibility to make it better a place. (sorry parang ng preachy. Weird kasi kung "I" yung gagamitin ko, parang monologue ng loka-loka ang labas.)
Sabi nga ni Diether, ang imahinasyon ang pinakamahalagang bahagi ng buhay natin. (I love it.) I therefore pledge to use my imagination in the service of others. (haha, ang kapal. Well, at least I'll try to.)

P.S. Got The End of Poverty Na! Yay.

National Bookstore Finds

Waaah! I want to get my hands on Jeffrey Sachs' The End Of Poverty. Buying my copy from bookstores however, will get me on my own road to poverty. The paperback copy costs P700+. Why oh why. Amazon has good deals though, selling used books at cheaper prices. Waah! I want one.

Gusto ko rin ng Development As Freedom (Amartya Sen), Blink (Malcolm Gladwell), Think! (Michael LeGault), and Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett). Haha. Na-obssess kasi hindi makabili. :D

first day high

I have two classes for today. The first one, Theology 151 with Fr. James Meehan, was already finished. I just have to say it would take a lot for me to keep attending his class. Well I hope this changes.

I almost did not make it to the second one, Social Innovations Seminar I with Mr. Harvey Keh. Mr. Leland dela Cruz, the Development Studies Department Chair himself, sent me this text message earlier in the morning:
This is leland from development studies. Just wanted to chek if you know that the course is a one year course and it will require you to establish a social innovative at the end of that year. If you have questns, pls call us at 4266001 local 5219. We cn facilitate transfer to another clas without load rev

Haha. Scary. Actually, I knew that the class is actually the thesis class for DS majors, but I didn't bother to ask if I could be allowed to take only the first half of the course. So anyway, I went to the DS Department all the while dreading to talk to Sir Leland. I know he's nice and everything but he intimidates me. However, luck was on my side for Sir Harvey himself was in the office as well so it was him I ended up talking to. He had no problem in my taking his class and I told him the work I would do for the first semester would not go to waste because I would be pairing up with Jaymee (Go Jaymee!) So yay, I'd be at the class later at 6pm.

free me from negativity

I have reasons to be pissed off today. Actually, three similar connected reasons. But I am choosing not to be. I am choosing instead to work even harder, challenge myself, and push my limits. Maybe through this, I may become the person I have always wanted to be. And then, those three reasons may just be among the greatest opportunities presented to me.

**
Kudos to Yan-Yan for fixing my laptop, which I'm using as of this moment. Yey! Clap, clap. Thanks friend. :)

I want to look like her in this photo!

Anna Theresa Licaros looks beautiful in this picture. Hot too. Haha. I don't mean to sound lesbian or something, ew, but I am an admirer of beauty. When I saw this photo I just couldn't resist posting it because although I admit this kind of beauty isn't one-of-a-kind, it's the kind I would want to have. Asa. I mean she really does look Filipina, and I so loove her skin color. Hay. Someday.