FINAL STRETCH!!!

This summer is quite boring because of the fact that I don't go out that much, at the same time, relaxing, because I have a chance to stay at home and sleep as much as I want.. (except when my mom keeps on nagging me early in the morning..) I had lots of time to watch movies that I want, play xbox or tantra all day long, play my guitar and piano anytime I want.. I'm going to miss these stuff when class starts again.. Especially now, we''ll be having 3major subjects.. (anatomy and physiology, RLE, and Primary Health Care...) I just hope I won't get grades lower than 85.. That's my target grades as always, and luckily for the past 2semesters, I was able to "somehow" attain them.. too bad my average weren't enough for the scholarship grant.. nwy, as what my mom says, for as long as I do my best, it's just ok..

This past few days, I go out everyday, either with my friends, my siblings, MYSELF,, I'm quite tired like right now, my head still aches, I ought to go back to sleep when I got up a while ago, but I thought of my parents leaving early to check their visas so I went downstairs to check 'em up but they left even before I got up. Then my brothers asked me to cook for them crepes for breakfast so I didn't had the chance to go back to bed. Later, I'll be going out again to buy new xbox cds.. the RPG i'm playing is almost finished that's why I have to buy a new one, at least to have something new to play for the next few days I have left for vacation.

I'm really enjoying the last few days of my summer.. I've been going out for the past few days. Saturday - since my dad just got home, we went out shopping for and grocery (twice that same day; one in the morning and one in the evening), then Sunday-of course family day, we went to Church afterwhich we went to one of my fave coffee depots, then to my lola's house (as usual..). Monday approached, my parents invited their long time British friend and his family over to a resort somewhere here and spent the whole day soaking in the pool.. Tuesday, since I really anticipated the episode 3 of the Starwars series, I decided to go out with my brothers and watch it. Mom and Dad went in Manila and reported to their company's office for their next contract. Wednesday, well, I watched movie again but this time with my friends. I spent the whole day with them.. Thursday,, - today-, later, as I've said, I'll be going out again to buy new xbox cds, (hope they're not as expensive as that of what my dad bought.. imagine, 25$ for just a Spiderman2 original cd??!!!) and I'm planning to visit Carmelite coz' I wasn't able to go for few weeks now and I had broke my Wednesday sched for a visit there. Tomorrow, Friday, my cousins and I are ready to dance the night away, we'll be going out and partying! I'll sleep over their house.. then Next week, I''ll be going to a friend's house fiesta celebration.. for the next days, I don't know what's in store for me.. One things for sure, I'm going to enjoy this last few days before all the lousy lectures of Anatomy, those intense discussions etc., etc.. ADIOS!!!!!!!!!

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My dad arrived few days ago for a vacation for 3months here in the Philippines. And yesterday, they invited some of their friends over to spend some time together. Particularly, it was Tito Larry (who's a British by the way.) and Tita Lou. While in the car on the way to the resort, Tito Larry asked me what course I'm taking up, and I told him Nursing. The first thing that he had thought is that I want to go overseas that's why I'm taking up that course but I strongly told him that it wasn't really my plan. I answered him, "No, I don't want to go overseas.. I wanna take up medicine after my nursing course, unless of course my dad wouldn't allow me to. I'd rather stay here in my country than be alone abroad at the same time earn a lot. Never mind the long years I would be spending in studying.." He then answered me that I'm just one of the "VERY" few (take note of the qoutations) people that would say that. I became sad after he said that. I just realized and asked myself, is this the same perception of foreigners to all Filipinoes? Are we that desperate that other countries sees us as if all people who are trying to finish their studies all wanted to go abroad and leave our country?

Ok, I would admit, my parents do work abroad and they have their own reasons. Reasons that I think are similar to other Filipinoes who are working abroad. And primarily, it is because they pay far more better salaries abroad than in our own country. My parents are working not as an Engineer or a doctor or whatsoever work that requires titles and degrees, but rather musicians.. Yep, you read it right, musicians. But don't ever get me wrong, I'm proud of them because for years, they have given us good, or should I say, GREAT life (note the superlative "GREAT"). My dad is an undergraduate of HRM and my mom is a graduate of Business Mgmt. at the same university I am going to right now, but they work as musicians abroad. Thanks to the talent of my grandparents (who were also musicians on the father's side), I was never sent to public school ever in my entire life.

Would you believe that even for applying as a janitor here in our country, they want graduates from college? I could remember last summer, to be able to realize how hard to earn money and to have my first summer job, I tried applying in one of the fastfood chains in our country, they want college level applicants. Why college level applicants when all you've got to do is to serve food? The work is a bit tiring physically and mentally, but guess what, the salary is just a whooping 21.00 PHP per hour!!! I could remember my dad telling me that in America, it's $5/hr. My point here is that this is one of the reasons why we can't blame people going abroad to work. BUT not all.. Not me. If only possible, I wouldn't want to leave our country. (But who could tell what's going to happen in the future?) Anyway, I just REALLY hope that this image that most people from other countries entails with us Filipinoes would eventually change (just like the perception of my dad's British friend). Millions of our fellowmen sacrifices themselves to go abroad to earn more than that of what they could earn here in our own country. They take their chances in the hope of giving their loved ones better life, but we can never blame that.. It's really true that Filipinoes are clever,skillfull and intellegent, but reality bites, some use it to aggravate others in a way that instead of helping their fellow Filipino to have a better life, they worsen it. Thus, rich people becomes richer and poor people becomes more poorer.. What happened to our country?? WAKE UP people!!!

DETENTION!!!!

Summer is almost over and just a few weeks from now, classes will start again. 1year down and 3more to go,(unless I will be continuing medicine that is...nothings certain anyway..). This past few days is like detention in school only it is here at home. The phone line is dead, so as the internet line is interupted, you can't play xbox as long as I want like before, neither Tantra on line, I also ran out of load on my mobile phone and not even one in our neighboring stores sells one (SUN kasi..), the guitar amplifier overheated (I forgot to unplugged the switch.. dumb me...), I can't talk well at home lately, my mom and I had petty fight and all I can do is be in my room almost the whole day! Perfect! Now it's sounds like I'm really in detention right? But the thing is I didn't do a single bad thing for me to be punished like this.. I hope when dad arrives this weekend from Australia, things would get better, especially the mood swings of my mom.. really irritates me...

A quiet night at the shore…

Beyond this endless horizon,
All I see is darkness everywhere,
Feels like my existence is without a reason,
Every breathing moment is almost out of air.

I walked through this seashore,
Longing for you; the one I adore,
Yearning for that voice that would take away all my worries,
Craving even for a trace of your grin.

In this silent place,
I could hear my heart's voice raise!
It screams out for your loving,
In my dreams you I made myself believe you’re soon coming,
I can’t fool my mind, I know my heart’s only lying.

The memory of you in my head always lurks,
Those promises of forever that your lips then uttered,
That promise of love to me you mutter,
I know now it's gone, and all these to you don't matter.

It has always amazed me how to you I deeply fell,
"I still love you" this much I could tell,
I know my heart just wouldn't stop inspite of this woe,
even if I know there's no more love you feel,
I just really hope by the end of this poem you know,
My heart won't stop loving you and it'll always will.

PGMA to be blamed??

(From Ch2's Correspondents)

When you see Filipino people on TV news complaining about their economical status in life and blaming it all to the president, would you consider them rational? Kailangan bang isisi ang lahat sa presidente ultimo ang pag-taas ng gas? Hindi ba parang mali? Maybe, in a way or another, the president has something to do with the decision making, but it's not SOLELY her fault why their lives are miserable as it may seem for them! For me, they are being so unreasonable. They shouldn't be blaming it all to the president! Let's face the fact that many of our fellow Filipinos are very lazy. They want their lives to be better yet they don't work for it as hard as they could, all they do is to blame others for what they are going through, for this instance, the president. Many people from provinces think that Manila is a city of full oppurtunities, they are hoping that by moving from their provinces to Manila, their fortune in life will change. No wonder it is the most populated city in our country where poverty is one of the common problem along with the high crime rates and heavy traffic jam everyday.. Anyway, going back to what I was saying, according to one of the Political analyst that they had interviewed on the documentary, eversince Aquino and all other following presidents, our country is not developing, rather, it turns out the opposite. We indeed have colorful political history like that of the People Power Revolution that amazed all other neighboring countries(even the far ones), but now, where is it? We fought so hard to win our democracy and independence from the hands of the foreing occupants and dictatorship. In our time today, kapwa Pilipino laban sa kapwa Pilipino na ang nangyayari. An example of this is the corruption that occurs behind our government, and you ask where does the money come from, sadly, it's from the pockets of the tax payers. It's like a big chain of reaction. Filipinos pay high taxes, The government gives millions and billions of money for road projects, blah blah blah, Then here comes the great politicians who were corrupting the money that the people paid, so as projects where those money should be utilize will be postponed because of bankruptcy, and once again, another failed project and all to be blamed is the head of the government, the president.. Hay,, if only people will help each other, perhaps, our country could catch up with the other Asian countries or even the whole world. We are people gifted with great wisdom and knowledge, but sad to say, some people, wheteher politicians or businnessmen or just an ordinary factory worker, don't use them in a good way. If we still don't cooperate with our government and abide it's law, the price of oil will continously be more expensive, public roads will be sold to private firms (a good example of this is the NLEX and the Coastal Road sold to a private MALAYSIAN firm..), everything will be more expensive! "One thing leads to another".. good thing to another good thing; and so as bad thing to another bad thing. IF you're one of the people who blames the president why your life is like that, why the price of everything goes sky-rocketing, C'mon, it's not entirely her fault, (e khit naman siguro si FPJ pa ang nanalo, it'll not change a thing, perhaps, IT COULD BE WORSER!!!). Maybe the main key to solve the problems of our country is COOPERATION and DISCIPLINE.. I know it's not easy at all, but if we just take one step at time, who knows?

SumMeR wiT fRenDz

We're in Isla de Galeon..

ReCaP!!!!!

My freshmen year is quite nice for me. I had a good start for my next few more years in college. Well, in terms of my subjects, I'm thankful that they're not that tough yet!(haha!) I had enjoyed my Philosophy classes in which I really learned something!, my biochem classes(gosh! my fave lesson is about the Nucleic Acids! I was quite surprised that I got almost a perfect score without studying that much! tanx' to the very clear discussion of my Prof.! UNFORTUNATELY, I think almost all of my classmates aren't listening... Grrr... As always...) and also my Zoology(it was like an introduction to our anatomy subject but the anatomy is more sophisticated and well-detailed when it comes to the particular systems or parts of the body.). If there's a subject that I least like, perhaps it's the Filipino. Some of my friends to whom I had told them that I hate it would say ,"Filipino lang yan' noh!!!". But what can I do! my Professor in that subject gives very hard QUIZes!!! even though sometimes you're really prepared for the quiz, then out of the blue, the type of quiz you expected isn't the one that she'll give! gosh! and another thing, my professor really expects too much. Especially from me, that I don't know why.. Anyway, I also enjoyed my PE classes, particularly the ballroom dancing! HAHA! (We WON!!!!) Many were quite surprised seeing that I could dance.. (Hidden talent!hihi!)

One thing that makes this past 2semesters good is that I gained a lot of new friends, in or out the room. I wasn't also expecting that I would be voted as the president of my class at the beginning of the 1st Sem. That somehow paved way of me becoming officers of different organizations. Like the English Club, CYO, and COR.. Last Febuary, I was also SUPPOSED to run for the Student Council of our College, But I didn't have enough guts to do so, to be honest, I was quite afraid of losing. And that I might not be able to meet the expectation of people round me and it has also something to do with my heart broken again... Anyway, I still have few more years ahead of me. And in those years, who knows?

A month from now, a new semester is ahead of me. I got all my scheds and subjects, and I'll be taking up my Anatomy and Physiology (3 and half hours straight!!!! 10:30-2:00pm; 2days a week..), Primary health Care (to be frank, I don't know what's is all about!!!), Related Learning Experience, and I also have Politics and Philippine Consti. (I'm wondering what's the connection?? it interest me though..) etc.. etc.. GOSH!!! some of my classdays will be from 7am till 5pm! I'm excited that I will be busy! It's better than staying at home and thinking of your fraustrations over someone that eventually would lead to blaming myself and asking myself questions that I don't know what to answer! HA! In addition to my enthusiasm in this coming semester, the heavens heard my prayers.. Cause Kei is still my classmate!! At least, I have an inspiration despite of my despair over the other one.. (I don't want to talk about it! I know wherever that person is, masaya na xa...) They say that when God closes the door, He opens a window... That's what is in that window..

I hope everything will be smooth sailing through the coming months. Good luck to all....

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Once again, I'm here, seated infront of my computer desk listening to Mariah's cd that my dad gave me. Few days from now he'll soon be home! And another day has passed by.. Life is passing by in a blink of an eye (speaking of eye, I got an eye irritation on my right eye. I have sore eyes!), and you'll never notice, soon you'll be dying.. Sad but true right?

Just yesterday, my brother celebrated his 11th bday and we went in the cemetery, because it was also my great grandma's bday. My family and some relatives had this "picnic", if I must say,. Anyways, it's nice to see how some people still get to remember dead people's bdays. I had few memories with my greatgranma (on my mom's side) when I was still at 4 i guess? I could also remember that day she was buried, I asked my lola why she slyping so long? and I was told that she was already tired and she has to rest for good. Ofcourse, that time, I wasn't aware that she's gone for good. ( I could remember Nicholas say in City of Angels that "People die when their bodies give up...") And just before we left the cementery, I even asked for my lola to by me a popsicle.

Have you ever been amazed how children are gifted with such innocent intelect? if ever given a chance to be like that forever, would you rather take it? or not? If were asked, perhaps I would. SO that I won't be feeling so much pain from loving someone, so that I wouldn't be put up in so much responsibilities, and all I'll care about is my food, my toys.. But in contrary, perhaps, I woudn't take it. If a person will not nurture his being, he'll be stucked and he'll never learn things that he should. Life will not on. I'm just amazed by how does a person's mind, from a complete state of Tabularasa, be enhanced to an intellect with such power.Power to think, to act, to rationalize. to see things in different way? and to discover what's beyond. Isn't it a wonder how people grow? But they could either grow for the betterment of their being or the opposite. I think this is what makes us very different from all other beings in this world. We are gifted the tendency of enhancing our mental capacities and all other factors that completes our being. Then again, there are those people who don't use their gifts in their lives.

My mentors,,,

Rarely do students appreciate their teachers, and some even don't care about them. But for this last academic school year, I just thought that I am lucky enough to have such professors and instructors, even though some of them give us hard times in our academics.. Some students see a good teacher if he gives TOO much considerations, doesn't sets up short deadlines, doesn't gives loads of paperworks and not to mention tests. But in my perspective, a good teacher cannot be measured by what his title is nor the difficult lessons and hard to understand lectures that he gives to his students, not also by the grades he bestows to his students. Rather, it is what he teaches his students outside of the four corners of the classroom. Don't miss the point of what I'm trying to tell, but ofcourse, the long discussions that we must be attentively listening to and the hard questionaires we must answer correctly really makes a big impact to our grades which reflects our academic performances. Numbers that in a way, would be the basis of our future, or even our career. But grades are just numbers. There is a distinction between merely knowing the facts and knowing how to apply them. Knowledge is very different from wisdom but both are significantly important. How would you make use of knowlegde if you don't know how to make use of them in the real world and in contrary how would you make your wisdom be put into action if you don't know the facts?

There are many criterias that tell how good a teacher is, but for me, one of this is being able to impart their students with something that can be learned not only inside the four-corners of the classroom but also outside where the real world is at and being able to put into actions the facts that the professors and instructors had taught. And that is what real learning is all about.

Mr. Brian Roy Sunga
>1st Semester: Cultural Anthropology
>2nd Semester: Philosophy of Man
Former Semenarian turned teacher! Most of his girl students have crush on him. (cute daw). Some may also find him masungit. Since he was my teacher for 1whole year, I could say, last semester, he was very considerate to my classmates but "maybe" because of the abusive behavior that they showed to him, he became more strict, but I think they, or should I say, WE deserve it. (HEY!don't get me wrong, I'm not like them! maybe at times.. but not at all) He gives hard quizes. Imagine almost 7 to 10 pages of hand-outs and he'll just give 10 to 20 item quiz. Anyway, those quizes are quite challenging for me. In a way, he's friendly. I've learn a lot from him I could say!

Mrs. Remedios Gonzales M.A.T.
>2nd Semester: General Zoology
I am proud to be a student of this lady! Very intelligent! and KIND! A graduate of B.S. Bio at UST and in the same University, she earned her masteral's degree as a CONSTANT scholar! (o diba??) Some students find her boring, but for me, certainly not! If only they'd listen very well that is. Another fascinating fact about her is that in the age of 60+, she still is very active, physically and mentally! A down to earth kind of person, very considerate, and unlike other teachers and professors, she gives those students who doesn't do much good in their academics a chance to catch up even those who don't mind their studies very well. Last time I saw her and spent time to chat with her for a while, she was pleased to tell me (the same goes with me) that she is a relative! She's my grandma I guess? I think her husband is a cousin of my grand ma on my mother's side (De Guzman-Gonzales Clan). It's a small world after all!!!

Mr. Jay Pajarilio
>1st Semester: General Psychology
He's a good friend and a good teacher! He doesn't care much about grades. Cause for him, grades are just merely numbers! (AS what I you had read a while ago) He's someone you could tell all about yourself! and I'm glad to be a good friend with him. He knows so much about me. Just a few days ago, together with some of my other friends, we drove to Dila-Dila (Somewhere in Guagua I guess??) for a fiesta with him! such a nice guy.

Mrs. Kerry Jane Ruadil
>1st Semester: Inorganic Chemistry
She is a very witty person for me! One of the most considerate instructors I had these Semester. What I like about her is that she wouldn't skip into another chapter or lesson knowing her students couldn't catch up with it, even though it would take more of her time, what matters to her is that her students fully understand what she teaches. She also gives us tutorials before we have our major exams even to those who even understands the lessons already!

Mr. Reynaldo Bundalian Jr. R.M.T.
>2nd Semester: Organic Chemistry
One of the Board Topnotchers of our University having his name published in the hall of fame of the top notchers that our University had produced over the past years! One of the interesting facts about him is that he entered college at the age of 14! YUP! FOURTEEN!!!! Would you imagine that at the age of 19, he was already a Registered Medical Techonologist and teaching students who are almost at his same age. (What a genius!) and he also went into the same school where I went to in high school,CS. He likes ketchup very much! (just like me! but he's more addicted to it than me!) He's cool! and even let my classmates eat whatever they like during the dicussion. He's not the typical teacher you'd meet along the corridor! The first time you'll see him, if not only for the uniform of the faculty members, you wouldn't notice that he's a teaching personnel! He looks so young for his uniform. Also very considerate teacher that he always extends our deadline for different projects and paper works for the sake of "SOME" of my abusive classmates~.. One of the crush ng bayan teachers of the students.

Ms. Patty D. Victoria
>2nd Semester: Organic Chemistry Laboratory
I really don't know much about her to be frank. But I know for sure that she is kind and gentle. Even her voice would tell you so. A perfect picture of a Maria Clara I could say. But with all my respect, she's beautiful in and out. At times, she also runs out of patience for my ANGELIC classmates! Who wouldn't do so?

Mrs. Virginia Bautista
>1st Semester: English 01
A graduate from U.P.Diliman (I think most of the professors and instructors are from our University are from UPD, Esp. the Educ dept.), so it gives you a hint that she's quite intellegent! They say, and I could also say, a good teacher and a perfect mom as what our other instructors and professors would say. There are so many times that my classmates outran her patience but when she really got fed-up, she punished those students and sent them out of the room for about a month. Mind you, this incident even went to the office of the dean where I was questioned! For having been the president of the class, my gosh! I was asked to talk to the dean, the College secretary, the Level coordinator, the OSAA, and even the parents of those students who were sent out. I was the mediator between her and my classmates. Perhaps she was right with what she had decided. Actually, before she made the decision, she asked for my opinion and I agreed that some of my classmates deserves to have an ultimatum! I just thought that it's about time to make them realize their faults.

Mrs. Pinky Lumba
>1st Semester: Algebra
The head of the Math Dept., Same as Ma'am Patty, I don't know much about her but she certainly is also one of the kindest and down-to-earth people that I met! She will never cease to great you with a smile upon her face!