in the next eleven hours or so...




wala lang...




"Miroku + 1 " lang naman kasi eh...



hehehehehe....



sabi nga eh "its the most wonderful time of the year..." sana...







hay....

forty winks
(idiomatic) sleep, extra sleep, or a nap

"I really wanted to catch another forty winks when my alarm went off. "



mga nagagawa talaga ng mga polsci na professors oh pag hindi na ginanahang magturo...

---

SIR (to class): O tignan nyo yan, si (ako), tutulog-tulog din yan...
Class: *laughs*
SIR (to class): pero tignan nyo, nag-foforty winks yan!
Classmate 1: Sir, forty wings?
SIR (to Classmate 1): ano? wings?
Classmate 2: sir, anu daw po ba sinanbi ninyo, forty wings po ba?
Class: *laughs again*
Ako (to myself): nga naman? forty wings? *does a little flapping, classmates at the back are giggling when they saw me do it*
SIR (to class): hindi, hindi... forty winks... *writes the word forty winks on the whiteboard*
SIR (to class): ang ibig sabihin nyan, mababaw lang ang tulog nya habang nagkakalase ako... nakakasagot nga yan habang tulog eh! *everybody laughs*


immediately after the class, while SIR and I were going out of the classroom:


SIR: o, hindi ka nanaman ba nakatulog?
Ako: opo sir, nag-trabaho at nag-aral pa po ako eh...
SIR: Ah... kaya pala nag-forty winks ka...
Ako: Sir, hindi po yan forty winks... ENDURANCE po tawag dyan! ^_^





Edit:

1.) I need some sleep!!! T_T

2.) but I need to finish something! >_<

3.) must mail the Archdiocesian Lay Formation Center...

4.) must study for preliminaries in Comparative Government on Monday...

5.) must stay the streak of waking up very early in order to have dates with Sango


whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Allow me to thank my friends who just graduated last March, sayang hindi ako nakapag-paalam sa kanila ng maayos... pero sa tingin ko maaintindihan nila yun... ^_^


sana kahit papaano mabasa nila ito...

hindi ko sasabihin sa kanila na Sayonarra (Paalam)...

... ja ne (kita-kits) lang...

---

Dear friends, so long,
I won't forget you.
While the meetings go on and on,
We shall embrace the small scars with both hands.

People keep on going,
some loiter around, gazing at this unending world.

It's so precious when you have good wishes,
you just have to open your eyes and see it inside on your heart.

The sound of the bells reminds me of the times that we suffer,
they call out the words of a prayer.
The passing reality and
the gently sighing tomorrow are our everything.

People goes on with their journeys
some only loiter around gazing at this unending world.

My beloved companions, even though I lose the strength and the will to go on,
still let's continue to run past this difficult period.

The people that I love and I care, before long,

Mutually shall we bloom in eternity in this place?

And then I, someday, again wonder if I will stay...

still wonder if I'll still go on with our journey...

Miroku to Miroku: Always remember Miroku-san,



"Kimi datte boku datte kizuiteinai dake

(You, and me, we all just hadn't noticed --)

Ame datte dame datte

(Even if it's raining, even if it's not OK,)

Honjitsu wa seiten nari"

(Today's gonna be a fine day!)



wokie? ^_^


ja ne!

and here it is...

the start of Summer '07-'08...

wasn't expecting much. alam ko na din naman kung sino-sino ang mga magiging professors ko ngayong summer, eh I learned it months before...

I was expecting that I have to take all my "enrolled" units, that is, twelve (12) units, namely; Developmental Economics, Political Dynamics of Asia, Philippine Foreign Policy and Ancient Literature. My goodness, almost 15K din ang binayaran namin ah! only to know that the last subject, the ancient literature needs to be dissolved due to the lack of students that are enrolled. (the required number of students is a summer class is 15) We're given a choice to "petition" it, that is we will pay additional in order for the instructor to continue; sort of "multiplying" ourselves into the required number. For example in our case, pito lang kami na naka-enroll, so it means we have to pay an additional 8K in order for us to continue the class! my gosh! it means, mga around 30 to 40K ang kikitain ng professor namin dun sa class na yun! (dapat nga akong maging professor... hehehehe...) and the other option, and the one that I personally opted to do, is to drop that course...

t**na... talagang mamomoblema ako ngayong unang semestre ng '08-'09...

hm... 3 major subjects (that is Environmental Economics, Group Dynamics, and Social Change) tapos, 2 professional education subjects (Community Integration and Seminars in Education) tapos Student Teaching @ the Education High School then Thesis Writing. S**t! 20 units na yun!!! tapos dagdagan pa natin ng I suppose yung 2 back subjects ko (yung Ancient Lit nga at yung isang "masamang panaginip") then it means, around 28 units... hay, for a 4th year Social Science Major, its a whole lotta bulls**t... haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy!!!

siguro, consolation ko na lang na mga kaibigan ko mga prof ko ngayong summer at as always... kasama ko ang mga importanteng tao sa "lintek" na life ko na ito...


hay...


ganbare miroku-san...


ganbatte...


better continue on with my readings in Economic Development and the introductory discussions in Political Dynamics of Asia...




"lintek na life na yan oh..."

Stolen from my close friend and associate Misao-chan

Let others know a little more about
yourself, repost this with your name
followed by "ology"


TECHNOLOGY

Q. What is your wallpaper on your
computer?
- wala... public computer ito eh...

Q. How many televisions you have in
your house?
- 2; isa sa living room-cum-kwarto ko, at yung isa sa Master's bedroom


PHYSIOLOGY

Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
- dati both, nung naging timang... naging leftie...

Q. Have you ever had anything removed
from your body?
- hm... skin saka teeth...

Q. What is the last heavy item you
lifted?
- 2 cases-full of beer...

Q. Have you ever been knocked out?
- hai... nang dahil sa high blood noong high school nung ako pa ang Corps Commander ng CAT sa school namin... si Mikael na kaklase ko noon at isang cadet officer alam un...


CRAPOLOGY

Q. If it were possible, would you want
to know the day you were going to die?
- certainly no... mag-rereproduce pa ako ng lahi namin dito no!!! hahahaha... XD

Q. If you could change your name, what
would you change it to?
- Miroku?

Q. What color do you think looks best
on you?
- dark colors

Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food
item?
- muntik-muntikan na...


CHALLENGEOLOGY

Q. Would you kiss a member of the same
sex for $100?
- kung si Misao-chan, $1000 ang hinihingi... ako i'll do it kung $ 10,000,000 ang offer sa akin...

Q. Would you allow one of your little
fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
- P*TARAGES!!! ayaw ko nga... our hands are priceless... sa industriya na ito ng pagtuturo, hindi lang boses at utak ang puhunan, kamay din...

Q. Would you never blog again for
$50,000
- sige ba... basta lang ba dagdagan mo pa ng tatlong zero sa dulo ang offer...

Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine
for $250,000?
- wag na... luging-lugi kayo sa akin eh...

Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of
hot sauce for $1000?
- ang cheap ninyo... isang libo lang?!

Q. Would you, without fear of
punishment, take a human life for
$1,000,000?
- ah... ayaw ko nang pumatay eh... gudboi na ako ngaun... ^_^ pwede Youkai?


TANGAOLOGY

Q: What is in your left pocket?
- scrap paper, scrap paper, walang kwentang mga resibo...

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good
movie?
- absolutely no freaking idea...

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in
your house?
- hardwood kadalasan... ang carpet isa lang, hirap linisin eh

Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
- stand siyempre... ang hirap sa kondisyon ko na umupo no...

Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you
own?
- 5 dapat. yung isa, ginagamit na ng erpats ko... yung isa, sira na ang mga stings na nagkakabit, yung isa, lumiit dahil palaging ginagamit ng kapatid ko, yung isa nawala sa immersion namin sa zambales kaya umuwi ako nang naka-sandals and boy, talagang napudpod ang sandals ko dahil doon, yung isa, yun ang "resident" flip-flops ng bahay namin dahil almost everyone uses it at yung ginagamit ko ngayon, malapit na ding masira dahil binili ko sa tiangge...


HULIOLOGY

Q: Last person who texted you?
- Sango, my acting "executive assistant" also my part-time love and ****maker... hahahaha... XD

Q: Last person who called u?
- si Prof./Tita Odette na Adviser namin sa Pax Romana

Q: Person you hugged?
- Sango, bago kami nagkahiwalay ngayong araw... aaawwww... ^_^


FAVOURITEOLOGY

Q: Number?
- numbers ending in 8, most especially, 8, 28, and 18

Q: Season?
- christmas season... malakas kita natin eh...

Q: Color?
- dark colors


CURRENTOLOGY

Q: Missing someone?
- yep, madami sila... u want the list? NAPAKAhaba nun...

Q: Mood?
- frustrated and nervous

Q: Listening to?
- Do As Infinity - Today's Gonna Be a Fine Day

Q: Watching?
- Do As Infinity - Live in Japan

Q: Worrying about?
- madami eh... acads, pera, summer, relationships sa maraming tao...

Q: Wearing?
- EXTRA large white polo with black slacks, and black rubber shoes


BASTAOLOGY

Q: First place you went this morning?
- The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the Home of the Growling Tigers, *growls fiercely*

Q: What can you not wait to do?
- wag mo nang subukang alamin... baka masama ang mangyari sa iyo...

Q: Do you smile often?
- hindi... parang random na lang siya eh... "selective" smile ko eh... pra bang it has "a mind of its own..."

Q: Are you a friendly person?
- hm... *thinks very deeply* friendly ba? nakakatakot at nakakadiri nga ako diba? napagkamalan ngang nanliligaw diba? friendly pa ba yun... ?

pakinggan ninyo ng mabuti... I stongly recommend it kung tipo ninyo ang "pick-me-up" songs... actually... ito nga lang ang pinapatugtog ko for the last 4 hours na nakaharap ako dito sa maliit na "bintana" na ito...


grabeng linggo na ito... total multi-tasking ever...


acting Treasurer ng UST Pax Romana... (Busy sa Chorale Practice para sa kanilang upcoming Concert ang Treasurer namin at hindi palagi nagkakasalubong ang oras namin... Ganbatte na lang sa concert nila...)


acting Secretary ng UST Pax Romana... (Nasa Palawan ang in-"going" Secretary namin, nasa Aurora na ang out-"coming" Secretary namin... pero balita ko ang UST College of Nursing may Summer Duties... parang sa amin din... un nga lang... summer classes... at ako, minalas na mag-overload para maging "Sir Miroku")


acting President ng UST Pax Romana... (Nasa Mindoro and out-coming President namin, busy sa pag-asikaso ng recogniton papers ng mother unit ng in-going president namin... Pero alam ko din na ang UST College of Education ay may Summer Classes din... ANU SILA, TAGA-EDUC din itong gagong ito no!!!)

sabi nga sa pelikulang "Ang Tanging Ina"...

"Ako! Palagi na lang ako!!!"


pero wala tayong magagawa eh... bakasyon na nila eh... at tayo na lang ang nandito sa mahal nating Maynila...


grabe... doing 3 things in a day; editing UST Pax Romana Central's Financial Statements from March, 2007 to March, 2008 (Maraming salamat na din at medjo walang kwestiyon ang Campus Ministry at mukhang good mood si Sir A. YATTA!!!) at gawan din ng liquidation reports from the same timeframe, tapus ikaw pa ang kauna-unahang encoder ng org ninyo sa kauna-unahang online recognition process eklaber ng buong Philippines, Asia, Earth, Universe ever no! tapos kaw pa ang mag-sisign ng mga forms na ginawa mo...

waw... tindi no...

tapos, sa loob ng 72 hours... magsisimula na ng panibagong kabanata sa aking istorya...

HAVOC ON SUMMER no!!!!

pero aun... sabi nga ng kanta nga na ito...


"Kimi datte boku datte kizuiteinai dake
(You, and me, we all just hadn't noticed --)
Ame datte dame datte
(Even if it's raining, even if it's not OK,)
Honjitsu wa seiten nari"
(Today's gonna be a fine day!)

-- closing lyrics, from the song Today's gonna be a fine day by Do As Infinity

madalas na sabihin sa akin na ang oras, mahirap nang bawiin...

"you can't turn back the hands of time" yan ang drama ng mga matatanda...

pero ngayon...

mukhang mahihirapan pa akong intindihin yun dahil kanina pa akong umaga na nasa USTe at walang ginagawa...



hay...



mukhang tama sila...



excited na daw ako na mag-summer...



che!


if I know, overload ako ngayon no?!


12 units!!!!!


ibig sabihin...


7-3 ang classes koh!!!!!


MARATHON kung sa MARATHON na itoh!!!!


sana hindi ako malasin sa mga prof...
(lalo na sa Ancient Literature)


at sana kayanin ng funds namin...

naku... yung practicum uniform pa namin...


lintek na life na yan oh...

(-_-)

"The world of the happy is quite different from the world of the unhappy."

- Ludwig Wittgenstein, from the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1922)

earlier while I was still in my father's bakery, I read some of the papers today and what got my interest here is an article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer in the Lifestyle section, wherein a mother living in jolly old england for almost 25 years now reacting to the increasing number of suicides and violence caused by the young majority there.

She started her article by narrating one of United Kingdom's most shocking news; a young girl was convicted of manslaughter for aiding and abetting (assisting, instigating) her friends as they beat a 29 year old man who was simply minding his own business. The girl was sentenced to serve two years detention. (Wikipedia) The other two teens, both aged 19 and 17 were sentenced to serve six to seven years in jail.

Sources say that just before the attack, the girl was handed a cellphone by one of the attackers and told her to "video this." She then approached the victim, asked for money, then lured him towards the attackers and recorded the subsequent attack. (You can read the whole article of the case here)

Sources also say that the girl sent the video to all of her friends and even posted it in her sort of "profile" (like in friendster and myspace) and in her blog.

then, the author continued on by telling things like the girl was a "gymslip" mother (a british slang meaning a teenage mother) and was desperate and like that. The next more "horrid" thing that moved me is the increasing number of "cluster suicides", sources again say that some of the youth there sees these as "cool" and "worth to be done" and records would say that most of those who would commit suicide were also present in their friend's or worse, in their brother/sister's suicide. Sometimes, groups or in our country "barkadas" kill themselves almost simultaneously. Again, sources would say that the victims' ages ranged from 8 to 23 years old. (see from 8 years old?! grabe na ito)

then she related the effects of social networking and being associated with the "internet generation" to these cases; she narrated that social networks and even the internet served as "references" and as a "place for them to post their aggressiveness" and to "release their inner angst", moreover, their self-pride and an absolute kind of materialism.

she ended her article with some rants and a sort of a wish that this would and could not happen in our country.

---

talagang naapektuhan ako sa article na ito dahil undoubtedly, I can be considered a part of this lost generation dahil sa maraming beses ko na ding sinubukang magpatiwakal. Madaming reasons eh; kahirapan sa buhay, sa pakikipagkapwa-tao (tulad ngayon na ewan ko ba... ayan nanaman ako... nadedepress nanaman... anu ba yan Miroku! tumigil ka nga dyan! "don't cry over spilled milk" siguro busy siya/sila kaya hindi ka nirereplyan, or... aun...)

The article made me more realize that "saying goodbye to the world" at an early age and at sometimes unreasonable reasons was preposterous and very irrational...

kaya ngayon, kahit medjo hindi siya successful palagi, inaalala ko na lang ang advice galing kay Santo Tomas Aquino:



"Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine."


o kaya ito...


"The most hopeful people in the world are the young and the drunk. The first because they have little experience of failure, and the second because they have succeeded in drowning theirs."



aun... ito muna... mamaya ulet... =D