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[24 Sep 2008|12:49am] |
the mods are on a roll! somebody on ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) literaryquotes just quoted herself ahahahahahaha major epic lulz/facepalm moment guise. if i own a community i don't think i'd ever want it to be Spotlighted
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[07 Sep 2008|10:14pm] |
Can I just say, my university's pep squad totally rocked the cheerdance competition today. And I was so there. If their performance were a literary piece, it's what I'd call sublime. Although I even wore maroon as a symbol of confidence, at one point in the competition I still pulled a Michelle Obama and thought to myself, "Wow, that is my university, and for the first time I am proud to belong in it", except that it wasn't the first time, although sometimes in different circumstances it's hard to be proud, but that's another story lalalala
(lolz i just found out it was my cousin who posted this video heheheh)
Gone are the days of mid-ribs and cutesy routines from Bring It On; UP had gone raw. Just you wait, my money is on the certainty that this is gonna be a trend.
(I'm waiting for someone to upload pictures of the Oblation finale and that pose in the middle part.)
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Bah, UST. I completely understood their strategy though, which was to keep their routines simple, clean, and smooth and hope our bloated egos (we won last year) would get the better of us. But, WELL. I told my friends it wasn't a question of who's gonna win, but how wide the gap was gonna be. I don't think I was heard, because they were already pissed that it wasn't even a close fight, and were we right:
UP Pep Squad: 93.30
UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe: 85.27
Pffft, winning 2nd place only because of *~*reputation*~*, pfffffft
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photo credit
I really want a shirt with those alibata letters. :)
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[01 Sep 2008|03:22pm] |
AHAHAHAHAHA.
Elaine, on her way to school (I hope!), 28 minutes before she's scheduled to have her graduation picture taken:
Fucker buti pa si Denise may time pang magyelo ng mukha.
i lold irl. I couldn't translate it without ruining it, but yelo=ice, mukha=face.
I'm really, sincerely hoping my graduation picture turns out well tomorrow. The schedule says 9AM, so I plan to wake up at around 6, then 1.) tighten my face with ice cubes, 2.) jog around the Sunken Garden, then repeat. Heh. In our house there's this wall with my sisters' graduation pictures, and I would really like mine next to those. (Last time I checked it was my First Communion picture that was there, haha)
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[23 Aug 2008|11:10pm] |
DEATH RACE OMG. They weren't required to function throughout the movie, but the nerves of my brain are still throbbing from the movie's pure awesomeness. I knew I had to see it the first time I saw the trailer last Tuesday while waiting for that steaming turd of a movie that was The Mummy, which was so bad I almost resolved not to watch a movie for months - so you could imagine the relief and the level of comparison, ha. But that's not how Death Race is awesome. You see, I have annoyingly low tolerance for bloody shite, but this movie.. Mmmmm. It felt so good thinking of the decapitated Pachenko (sp?) as Sarah Geronimo and/or my Stylistics professor. And good thing I don't drive, because on our way home I was fighting the urge to grab the cab's steering and smash the car in front of us (there were no other cars). Wala lang, whim.
That voice-over in the end completely came out of nowhere though and was done in bad taste, and I disliked how you couldn't tell when and where Hennessey's manipulation in the race ends and begins =/ there were rly major plotholes idk. And Jason Statham's voice reminds me of Batman's. But other than that...
I don't want to end this by saying that one of the guys there - Robin Shou IMDB tells me his name is - is so hot (well, hotter than the others). Because he's not part of the second half of the movie, which was the best part because it was so gay. But yeah maybe I will
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[17 Aug 2008|11:53pm] |
Back in Manila. I was so aching to extend my vacation since I don't have classes for the next two days, but.. I don't know.
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Can't wait to see the better pictures!
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[15 Aug 2008|10:15pm] |
Oh my God my head hurts from ceaseless smiling for a total of 5 hours. So I just came from the celebration of my grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary here in my hometown, which is called Midsayap. If you've been reading the news about the Philippines, you'll probably know where that is and what's been going on here for the past few weeks. It's sort of in the heart of the Conflict, to which we are somehow desensitized. I remember when I was little my Dad used to drive me around the public schools which were packed with evacuees from nearby municipalities. Midsayap has always been the most peaceful place around, and I guess it still is. There were military tanks outside the airport in Cotabato City when we arrived last Wednesday, and I saw a bunch again here yesterday, but that's about it. I never heard a single bomb explode. Those guys in camouflage were probably just being cute. (Then again I don't really watch the news; I think I've heard that the ~war~ is over now?)
ANYWAY. The wedding anniversary was really nice and BIG; they'd planned it for more than a year. It was a bit weird to see my grandparents and aunt again when just last year we were together in the States. It doesn't feel like almost a year has passed at all. Also it hasn't occurred to me until the ~renewal of vows~ ceremony at the church this afternoon how, uh, strange (?!) it is when people say something like "we're really happy/thankful that Nanay and Tatay reached 60 years of married life". It suggests that we didn't expect them to, doesn't it? Tells you a lot about how people will so very quickly settle for less.
ALSO. I didn't know until two weeks ago from Iane that Tatay (grandpa) had an illegitimate child -- from no other than Nanay's younger sister. Lalalalalala. AND he was born in the middle of their marriage. We could've easily stomach it, because truth be told, Tatay's truly charming and smart and horny, but to do it wtih your wife's sister? This is the stuff of a Garcia Marquez novel. Makes you wonder about life-defining questions like, "So who did he really love?"
But that was more than 50 years ago, so wounds must have already healed somehow. In fact I've heard it was Nanay who invited Uncle Oscar to the celebration. We know for sure he's our uncle, but it was a matter of amusing confusion to me whether my Mom and her siblings should call him brother or cousin. Heh. He's really nice though; he looks like Tatay a lot, just like my Mom and aunts and uncle (duh). He has a cute son, too.
I'll probably get some sleep now. Will post pictures later
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[15 Jun 2008|01:31am] |
LSAT is in 7 hours and
1. I'm still awake.
2. I just remembered that I haven't printed my LSAT Admission Ticket yet (I ran out of ink so many months ago!!)
2b. I gots no watch [panic!]
Thank God for Kuya Art who lives next door! :) Please please people pray for me. The exam is at 8:30AM (GMT -8???). It'll be for around 4 hours.
In other news, my sister arrived yesterday (13 June?) from Ireland. Got to see her again after 17 months (which felt shorter than that :D) and my niece Aoife for the first time. Such a darling. In another 17 months or so.. I'll hopefully be seeing my other sister again! I love patterns like this.
Me: Ok I'm literally shaking right now at the mere thought of the LSAT
Friend: You'll do fine, and it'll be over before you know it
Me: ...only if I do well! Otherwise it'll *HAUNT* me
YEP. I should just be emotional and all. Actually I AM emotional at the thought of how this will finally be the materialization of a thought/plan that was conceived out of a whim more than anything late February of this year. Before I know it I'll be applying to law schools!!
After the exam I'll go meet my sister again and we'll go to . . Ocean Park! W000t!
And. . of course: HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY Ian! ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) raverntraining! You've had your fantastic party and all, but I hope you still have a great 21st birthday! :D
And Happy Father's Day to your Dads! :D
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[10 Jun 2008|05:25pm] |
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So by a not totally unexpected turn of events today, on the first day of class, I ended up replacing my Literary Criticism class with the seasonal Thesis class. Thanks to Dr Jurilla, it felt like blind optimism already when I hoped the Department would offer the Thesis class during the second semester, right before I graduate by Summer next year. The major thing with this is, I have very recently shifted from the Language program to the Anglo-American Literature program. And as my schedule for this semester would tell you, it's only now that I am taking some of the core subjects of the latter. And I have to think of and write my Thesis alongside those. This one I can honestly say only God knows how I can accomplish. It's amazing, the places my guts lead me.
Because of my student number, I could tell the powers that be that I'm already a Senior, therefore deserving of a Thesis class. ...But, not really, as I took one-semester worth of time off last year to go to the States. If not for that I'd surely still be stuck with studying Language theories today with professors who like to ask questions along the lines of, why does Harry Potter make me/you feel giddy?. What the fuck, right?
Also thanks to that experience, I could comfort myself by thinking that I know of TEH AMERICAN DREAM more than anybody who has only read about it ever could. That should be an advantage? Hm, I'm seriously considering an American author/work for a Thesis. They're so much more fun to tear apart. But I also want Rainer Maria Rilke. There has to be a reason why I suddenly find myself rereading the Duino Elegies lately. (We're not limited to Anglo-American Literature. It's amazing.)
Oh well. This would have to take the back seat for now. LSAT in five days.
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[02 Jun 2008|07:26am] |
I fucking hate it how Facebook annoys you of the smallest things your friends do with their Facebook accounts, but it never tells you when someone de-friends you.
What's the rationale behind this? Facebook is only supposed to make you feel good about yourself? I don't get it.
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[28 May 2008|09:36pm] |
Thanks to Legal Lad, I realized that the 172-page opinion of the California Supreme Court on gay marriage is actually available online. (A belated congratulations, California, by the way, on that.) It's quite a fun read. Beyond the legalese, I figure that this is something I really want to do and can imagine myself doing. Yay for positive thinking. :)
Today I also got my corrected papers from my Contemporary American Lit class last Summer. As expected, my grades aren't exactly stellar, but I was so happy to see that I got a perfect grade for those few papers I felt really strongly about, like that one on August Wilson's Fences. I also bumped into Professor Who Went To Cambridge today, who was the latest to give me a final perfect grade of 1.0 (Philippine Literature in English class) and who just came back from Sydney for his latest book launch and whom I forgot to ask for some Tim Tam from (He told us to, during classes a few weeks back). =/
I just really feel the need to remind myself of these things right now. I hate that I am being incapable of maximizing my, uh, potential, but I love the fact and feeling that it is possible.
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[24 May 2008|09:22pm] |
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ok so how annoying was the new indiana jones movie? hahahah. oh boy. For the record, I didn't expect much. But I surely didn't see THAT awful "plot" and attempt at humor coming. Hah. Thank God for Cate Blanchett and the new clothes I got today. :-)
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[18 May 2008|01:03pm] |
This blog turns 2 years old today. Also 2 months to go before I officially turn 20.
Woo. That is all.
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[17 May 2008|10:56pm] |
I have to admit the extraction didn't hurt as much as I thought it would, obviously thanks to the anaesthesia. I had three shots in the left, and two in the right, LOL. I could feel the surgeon/dentist (?) fighting the urge to slap me because I was being such a sissy and (according to him) couldn't tell the difference between pain and pressure. WTF? What normally takes just around 10 minutes to take full effect took around 30-45 minutes with me. Hehe. In the end my lower lip up to my chin felt like some artificial attachment to my face and I couldn't feel it when I started drooling with blood. I could just imagine how funny I would have looked if Kat and Andrea weren't there with me to help me. THANK YOU again Kat and Andrea :)
The whole thing feels slightly traumatic now, especially when I think of the forceps the surgeon/dentist used. It looked like . . a pair of pliers. I was so nervous the surgeon/dentist was telling me my skin color was starting to be indistinguishable from the grey shirt I was wearing. And I was hiding my hands under my thighs.
I'm amazed when I look at the extracted teeth. Kat suggested turning them into pendants. :)
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I'm going home to the province in August. Just got my plane tickets online. Yay
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[17 May 2008|09:02am] |
Got my schedule from the first round of lottery of subjects/slots:
I didn't get English 158 (Registers of English) and now it's closed, bummer. Also Physics 10 (Physics and Astronomy for Pedestrians). You know, I have to at least understand what that cool thing called Large Hadron Collider is up to, then Professor Brian Cox and I would have something to talk about when we meet. ;D
Other than that, I'm so thrilled about my subjects:
CL 132 - The Literature of Ancient Civilizations. If it's any indication, Homer almost sounds like Homeboy.
English 101 - Introduction to British Literary History. Besides having my favourite professor teach this class, Kat will also be here. Double celebration.
English 122 - Old English & Medieval Literature. Yup.
English 125 - Metaphysical & Restoration Literature. John Donne is a strong Homeboy candidate, not too sure about Milton.
English 127 - Romantic Literature. Ohlala. Wordworth's my ultimate Homeboy, no contest. Up to now I still hold the Preface dear and close to my heart, it's the best required reading material for school ever.
Classmates?
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In other news, I'm gonna have my wisdom teeth extracted today. By a surgeon. Not sure whether my dentist is just inept or what, as she was the one who suggested it. But I'm so fucking scared. The last time a surgeon's hands went anywhere near me was when I was circumcised. And it was my uncle. But Kat and Andrea's gonna be with me, that will definitely help. Thanks so much you guys.
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| Tell me something I don't know. |
[07 May 2008|02:38am] |
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A huge PFFFFFFFFFFT to the speech of the summa cum laude during UP's Centennial Graduation. I would post the link here but . . .
She might not actually be serious. Honestly, with these?
I choose to share Mabini’s words because I feel that this is what UP graduates need to hear. Written over a century ago, his words still ring true today.
Showing one’s patriotism isn’t limited to the rallying, the battle cries and the marching on the streets.
One need not look hard nor far for examples of everyday heroism.
How could this have come from a summa cum laude of supposedly the best university in this country? How is this utterly puerile, shallow, foolish drivel speech different from the everyday sermons we hear from our professors telling us about serving this country and paying back the people etc etc? Shouldn't UP students be insulted already by these people unceasingly trying to hammer home "ideas"/suggestions ultimately no different from one another?
She should have just sung the whole thing. After all, more than half of her audience likes listening to songs they don't really understand.
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[30 Apr 2008|05:33pm] |
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Got a pretty awesome henna tattoo today (thanks Sari!):
Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul,
But I do love thee! And when I love thee not,
Chaos is come again.
I'm waiting for the day someone will say that to me and actually mean it.
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| What's going on? |
[03 Apr 2008|11:24am] |
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
If any of you can, please give me links of blogs by UST students, especially Journalism majors. I find it UTTERLY fascinating that the BIO part of most of those blogs are written in the third person. This is the ever-so-alive-and-evolving English Language at work, man.
If this study has been done before, please link me to that too. If not yet, then beware. I might secure a copyright for this because who knows what I could come up with once I blow this seemingly trivial thing out of proportion.
ETA:
1. If you should be ashamed of leaving a comment here, I would completely understand if you just shot me an e-mail at jdmansilla[at]gmail[dot]com. Nobody could say how unimportant this study would be. Anything for the advancement of the English Language, riiiiiiiiight?
2. As shuju_the_red suggested, include the links of blogs by UST Literature people. They are...something else.
3. To the owners of those blogs I would be needing as specimens: Please, for the love of all that is true and good, and for the advancement of the English Language, please do not edit the BIO part of your blogs. Not yet. Plzkaythnxbai.
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