I find it really tough making profiles for myself in social networking sites because, really, how do you answer those little About Me boxes? "You know me" is a cop-out. Listing an entire list of things that are really about you is just self-centered because, well, people aren't that interested in reading it all anyway.

So, you have to find the nice little charming middle ground that says to your online stalkers, "Add me! Add me!"

Today, I tried to type in my profile for Facebook and I could only come up with:

"Likes football. And footballers. And their thighs."

And I was actually really satisfied with it.

Sometimes I worry I have become too shallow.

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I've been getting the graduation blues lately and it's nice to know that no matter how quickly life changes around you, some things remain the same:

Wala pa ding tatalo sa Boyzone.



Shout-outs to coolness connoisseur Mimi for unearthing this gem of pop culture amazingness and spreading it to all people of equally cool caliber.

Last month, my mother was looking around for some form of physical activity or exercise, but there weren't any proper gyms near our house or their schedules couldn't accommodate hers.

So, she hires someone to teach aerodance and tae-bo to our subdivision's new fitness group. She's a Newpsie like that.

Needless to say, I will be dragged along to aerodance and tae-bo every MWF (or, at least, Mondays and Wednesdays because Friday is Execom day).

Today was the first session and I feel like jell-o. I have discovered that I am uncoordinated and extremely unfit.

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OMFG. Jack's Mannequin is the front act for Fall Out Boy's concert in Manila on September 21.

Putangina. I am so watching.

Metrowalk is the shiz! Sorry na, I support piracy. I'm poor like that.

New CDs:
Lifehouse - Who We Are
Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long
The OC Mix 5
The OC Mix 6 - Covering Our Tracks

...And my guiltiest purchase: Christian Bautista's Live album. Hee hee. :P

Okay, stop. Must go back to work now.

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Mini-Mock #1: The Start of Something New

Finally, tapos na ko sa debate quota for the month! Adj quota nalang. Please, Lord, sana hindi na po ako ma-probie hindi na po ma-probie ang kalahati ng Debsoc.

Worst round:
Round 1, because of Neeks' lurching leftist Latin American motion! Yang and I extracted all our matter from one single article in The Economist. You go, Venezuela!

Best round:
Round 3, simply because of Mike's bout of generosity, fo-yeh!

Round 4 Soundbytes:
[TH welcomes the designer drug culture in children.]

Sam *challenges set-up in POI*: Those aren't designer drugs!
Jowee: Duh. Of course they're designer drugs because they're designed to target psychological problems!

Jowee: Look at *censored*, for example. He has psychological problems, and he says he can't sleep, he can't focus and he gets obssessive. ...No judgment.

Also, for some weird reason, someone suggested that all our team names be food-related. Iknowright.

Best Interpretation:
Sarap To The Bones - Yang and Claire

Most Creative:
Dynamite Roll *Explosive* - Mels and Kath
Intergalactic Space Monay - Aaron and Tet

Most Uncreative:
Cheeseburger - Biboy and Jowee
Keema - Blonde and Inna

Hindi Ko Ma-Gets Award:
Unnecessary Pleasure - Cris and Jennie

BUT! Ang pinaka-panalong team name na without fail, pinatawa ang lahat every time i-announce...

Overall Winner:
Raymund's Puto - Raymund and Pluto

Fo-yeh!

Okay, I promise, I'm working now.

I still can't get the hang of having classes on Saturdays. It's a good thing I love my Comm 120 (Mass Media Law). Sir Khan totally rocks. He checks attendance at 9.20a for our 8.30a class.

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I'm so relieved. Inquirer called back! I was sure I bombed their exams. They called me back today, though, and I'm getting a medical on Monday. *crosses fingers* I hope I get that scholarship.

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I ♥ Andrew McMahon. Now that Something Corporate's gone missing, Jack's Mannequin is my new obsession.

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I think this is just me, but I really hated My Sassy Girl. As in, hate. I tried watching it a year ago, but I couldn't take it. I think I stopped the DVD after ten minutes, when they got into the motel. It was kinda cute, pero nakakatamad panoorin. I tried watching it a few days ago, to give it a second chance. But no, after half an hour, I chucked it out. I'm sorry talagaaaa. All the girl does is be tough, morbid and bossy for no apparent reason. Argh.

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TV Links and YouTube have been my saving graces as of late. I caught Spice World (ZOMG, I know) and (another guilty pleasure) Popular. This episode pa features Josh and Harrison trying to get into a John Travolta fans club--via a dance-off--so they can put it in their resume. "The group's called Stayin' Alive. Colleges will think we're in this Anti-Euthanasia Movement or something," says Harrison. Winner. :P

UPDS Semplanning @ Tali, Batangas

Debsoc was pretty lucky. On the way to Tali, it was raining like anything. By our stopover at Babes' Store in Nasugbu (for cheap-ass liquor *cough El Hombre cough*), it was back to summery weather. The moment we left Tali last Monday, it started raining again. Infernez.

Semplanning was amazingly productive. We finished revising the entire Constitution, discussing issues of (our soon-to-be favorite word) sensitivity and Debate For Fun philosophies, (very, very, very ambitious) goal-setting and committee restructuring and finally, calendaring of major and minor activities. It's gonna be helluva long year.

Ang tamad-tamad namin talaga. The moment merong break from modules, games and cooking assignments, everyone just heads to the beach and/or jumps into the pool. We even had a particularly violent game of Agawan-Base Agawang-Puri, including bikini-grabbing, nipple-twisting (ask Monic, promise) drowning and flashing. Hahaha, winner talaga. To think this was just after our talk on overcompetitiveness. :P

The title race for Best Committee was a tight one. MAC had good adobo, but they also had an unfair advantage in the person of the wunnerful Ate Jane. EACom had their spaghetti, FinCom FnM had their pancakes (that no one woke up for) and PR had their scrambled eggs + corned beef + rice complete with smiley-face presentation.

However, for me, the undisputed winner is TNT! Biases aside, I'm sorry nalang talaga, kami lang ang may theme (Canned Goods, aka African Relief Center), may iba't ibang ulam at kami lang ang nag-work against the stigma of Ma-Ling! And we made Ma-Ling totally kick ass! Oyeh fooyeeeeeh.

Madami-dami din ang mga BJ Moments sa Tali, as usual...

Jei: Gaano pa kalayo ang Tali?
Miya: Mga 46KM, but that's only until Nasugbu.
Jei: I like it. It's very long.
Inna: Baka, "It's very far."
Jei: It's a very long drive-trip!

Jei (to Blonde): Chubbyness! (Chauvinist!)

And also, because BJ is contagious...

Kriska: Nanunuod sila ng Grease.
Biboy: Grease? Grease Anatomy?

Jowee (driving past Market! Market!): Alam mong grepa ang mall kapag may terminal siya ng jeep. No judgement.

I totally miss Tali already. I miss the beach and the pool and that Baywatch lifesaving thing. I miss Kath's cupcakes, surviving on Boy Bawang, hiding to watch Victoria's Secret fashion shows and Grease. Aaacck.

Last shout-out to our all-girl Execom 15, I ♥ you all. Mag-resign na tayo lahat, I'm scared of Inna's paperwork, Jess's incessant nagging, Kath's overwhelming Petty Cash Vouchers, Jei's ...prospects and, well, Mels is just the nicest person of us all.

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First Week of School

School's been off to a slow start. Half the time, the professors don't show up. It's a bit of a bummer when they're three-hour classes, giving you a huge-ass break with nothing to do 'til your next subject.

Jali, Absie and I hopped on over to TriNoma last Wednesday because our Comm 141 professor (still TBA) didn't bother to show up. We got terribly lost trying to commute back. We had to walk all the way to SM North to get a jeep back to UP, and *gasp* accidentally left Absie in the terminal. Hahahaha. Sorry, Absie. :P

Also, does anyone have the book Psychology 7 by Santrock? I don't wanna have to buy the textbook. I mean, I'm only taking one Psych elective.

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I'm totally in love with the music of ( Matt Wertz ) Thanks, Jonats!

I can't believe it's raining already. Dammit. Summer totally flew by.

Things are crazy right now, in more ways than one. CWTS, Execom planning, Fast Forward, driving lessons and, um, things. Wuh.

Anyway, here's a track that I'm totally loving right now. It's the Scissor Sisters cover of Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out.



BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge rocks.

Name thirteen songs from your head and answer the following questions:

1. When The Stars Go Blue - Ryan Adams
2. Honey And The Moon - Joseph Arthur
3. I'm Shaking - Rooney
4. Bizarre Love Triangle - Rooney
5. Hide And Seek - Imogen Heap
6. Closer To You - The Wallflowers
7. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Westlife
8. Kokomo - The Beach Boys
9. Try - Nelly Furtado
10. Suspension - Mae
11. Split-Screen Sadness - John Mayer
12. Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
13. Goodbye To You - Michelle Branch

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( And we sang at the top of our lungs. )

I am the most brilliant person in the history of ever. I was able to overhaul my crappy J 102 paper in time for our 11:59 PM deadline. Oyeh! I would like to thank Lady Starbucks for the energy and inspiration.

Talk about a tokenistic end of classes. I've got make-up classes and three exams next week. I also have two books to read and a show to shoot. On top of everything, I have an initiation to survive. Shit.

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You Give Me Something
James Morrison

You only stay with me in the morning,
You only hold me when I sleep,
I was meant to tread the water,
But now I've gotten in too deep,
For every piece of me that wants you,
Another piece backs away.

'Cause you give me something,
That makes me scared alright,
This could be nothing,
But I'm willin to give it a try,
Please give me something,
Cause someday I might know in my heart.

You only waited out for hours,
Just to spend a little time alone with me,
And I can say I've never bought you flowers,
I can't work out what they mean,
I'd never thought that I'd love someone,
That was someone elses dream.

'Cause you give me something,
That makes me scared alright,
This could be nothing,
But I'm willing to give it a try,
Please give me something,
Cause someday I might call you from my heart.

But it might be a second too late,
And the words that I could never say,
Are gonna come out anyway.

'Cause you give me something,
That makes me scared alright,
This could be nothing,
But I'm willing to give it a try,
Please give me something,

'Cause you give me something,
That makes me scared alright,
This could be nothing,
But I'm willing to give it a try,
Please give me something,
Cause someday I might know in my heart.

The Socio 197 exam was HORRIBLE.

As in, hindi ko alam kung saan niya hinugot ang mga tanong niya kanina! And to think Sarah said it was designed para madalian kami. Waz talaga. Medyo magkaiba yata kami ng konsepto ng madali. At most, 3/4 of my test, chinorva ko lang.

Let's just say napa-Jollibee + Starbucks nalang kami kanina. Hay, the fantasies we construct to deal with reality. Hahahaha. :P

Waz. I can't believe I haven't watched Music and Lyrics yet. o.0

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Honey and the Moon
Joseph Arthur

Don't know why I'm still afraid
If you weren't real I would make you up now
I wish that I could follow through
I know that your love is true and deep as the sea

But right now, everything you want is wrong
And right now, all your dreams are waking up
And right now, I wish I could follow you
To the shores of freedom
Where no one lives

Remember when we first met
And everything was still a bet in love's game
You would call; I'd call you back
And then I'd leave a message on your answering machine

But right now, everything is turning blue,
And right now, the sun is trying to kill the moon,
And right now, I wish I could follow you
To the shores of freedom
Where no one lives

Freedom
Run away tonight

We're made out of blood and rust
Looking for someone to trust without a fight
I think that you came too soon
You're the honey and the moon that lights up my night

But right now, everything you want is wrong
And right now, all your dreams are waking up
And right now, I wish I could follow you
To the shores of freedom
Where no one lives

We got too much time to kill
Like pigeons on my windowsill
We hang around
Ever since I've been with you
You hold me up
All the time I'm falling down

But right now, everything is turning blue,
And right now, the sun is trying to kill the moon,
And right now, I wish I could follow you
To the shores of freedom
Where no one lives

Today was Sigma Delta Phi's iSing Videoke Challenge. Can I just say, akala ko naman small-time singing competition lang siya, a la Econ Idol. But no, complete with hi-tech stage sila with purple lighting at decibel meter. Ahlavet!

Jonjon (Ze Pinoy Pop Superstar) totally rocked the eliminations. But wait, alam niyo bang napaka-trying ng wait for Jonjon's performance? Kasi naman, for the first time, Debsoc was totally on time for the event. We were there at 6:30, but the event started at around 7:30. After that, we had to wait through the performances of 11 contestants! Waz.

It was a good thing ang winner ng hosts and judges from Samaskom. I swear, bitchiness to the highest level talaga.

Judge: Medyo hindi kasi bagay sayo yung kanta eh.
Contestant: Ah, actually, hindi ko po kasi forte yung kantang yun.
Judge: So, anung forte mo?
Contestant: Mga high-note ballads po.
Judge: Ah. Hindi mo rin kaya yung high notes eh.

Anyway, after a kick-ass rendition of Ako'y Sayo, Ika'y Akin from Jonjon, and an even more kick-ass cheer from Debsoc that registered 113 on the decibel meter, Jonjon got into the finals! ...But that's when things got like, terrible.

Siyempre, the Wow Magic Sing! Gods overpowered the Debsoc Karma Deflectors. In the end, lahat ng pangchachakang ginawa ng mga tao (*cough Yang cough*) got the best of us when Jonjon was assigned this totally random unsingable un-birit-able song: We Didn't Start The Fire. I mean, what kind of stanzas were those?? It was like some random, twisted history lesson that wouldn't end.

At first, we were just telling Jonjon to "take it off" since he really didn't know the song. But when we realized that the lyrics talked about things near and dear to debater hearts, we decided to shout along with the song. Batopkors, we could only join in on the singing when we knew the words/issues being talked about, i.e. Russians in Afghanistan.

Enpordat, by the powers vested upon me, I therefore suggest something for the first policy of the new TNT. Let us make We Didn't Start The Fire the newest matter checklist/LJ matter meme! OYEH FOYEH!

So, friends, Romans, countrymen, ( test your skills. )

Nate: So, meron ka bang boys ngayon?
Claire: No!
Nate: Eh, girls?
Claire: No.

Valentine's Day has got me screwed over.

I'm ranting about this now para on the 14th, when everyone's going all TIIS (Tang Ina I'm Single) and NBSB (No Boyfriend Since Birth), I can act very kebs about it na. *Sigh* The tactics you learn out of years of singledom.

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I ♥ my perky PR committee.



PIDC 2007 is the newest and largest national Asian parliamentary debate tournament in the Philippines that gathers hundreds of Filipino debaters for an exchange of various worldviews and perspectives. This year, the University of the Philippines Debate Society (UPDS) together with the Tarlac Convention Visitors Bureau (TCVB), the North Philippines Visitors Bureau (NPVB) and the Aquino Foundation (AF) will be bringing PIDC to Tarlac from April 13 to 17. Visit the PIDC website or the PIDC LJ community for more nformation.

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"It's nothing but time and a face that you lose. I chose to feel it and you couldn't choose." - Your Ex-Lover Is Dead, Stars

I've been running on caffeine all day. I swear, I can no longer function without it. It keeps me sane on days when I've had just a few hours of sleep, a dangerously perky 4 to 7PM class and a ton of paperwork to accomplish when I get home. Like today. Hay, Mondays.

We're on the police beat in my News Writing class. Ang saklap dahil sa UP Diliman Police lang kami pwedeng kumuha ng story. Kamusta naman ang mga nasa blotter: mga nanakawan ng side mirror, may nahuling nagwawala sa may NIGS at nagsuntukan sa UP Village. Warla talaga. Don't get me wrong. I'm not laughing at those poor unfortunate souls. Pero kamusta naman ang paggawa ko ng 700-word article diba?

I can't believe it, hindi ko pa napapanood ang Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo. Wuuh. I withstood Exodus last year because I was determined to watch at least one MMFF movie every year. But no, Exodus palang so far ang aking napapanood. Warla.

Speaking of movies, Sir Lejano made us watch The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari last week. Kamusta naman, Jali texted me at around midnight: "Baka pinapanood ka ni Cesare at ni Dr. Caligari sa labas ng bintana mo, hala ka." Potaaaa. *exclusive witteh* Kriz, dignify my anecdote. :P

Ermengaaaarde, wafaz ang araw ko! Nawalan ng batt ang aking cellphone at wala na kong mahiraman dahil sorta kinda gabi na kami dinismiss kanina. When I went to Vinzons, no one was there. Enpordat, I commuted home. Wafaaaaaz. Haggard talaga. I walked around first, trying to find someone I knew. Then, I debated on whether I should take a taxi or a jeep. It turns out, lahat ng taxi, may sakay na. Ang mga jeep naman, hanggang 6PM lang tumatawid ng highway from Balara to Tandang Sora. Wafaz! So, I had to like, bribe some tricycle guy to take me from Balara to Tierra Pura. At from the gate, naglakad to my house. It was terrible. And fun. In a you-could-get-stabbed-in-the-dark sort of way.

I will not to cut any class this week. Promise.

Warlaaaa, PIDC tryouts na on Saturday! I'm missing one more seeding debate and I've got six unopened issues of The Economist in my room waiting to be matterloaded on. I foresee na wala akong matatapos.

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( My emo anthem right now. )

I finally got around to getting our computer fixed. Perks? Updated software. I love IE 7 and Windows Media Player 11. Kebs na kung mega-confused ako sa new buttons and layout. I just love na it's so very futuristic-looking.

American Idol 6 has been a laugh so far. Freakshow talaga, can I just say? Promise, there's something wrong with the people in Seattle. For the most hilarious performance, I'd think it's a toss-up between Big Red (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Bushbaby (Tearin' Up My Heart). And as usual, I love Simon. Right after Randy and Paula said yes to the 6'7" woman, he said, "You just let in a giraffe!"

I've been trying to make myself feel better after cutting so many classes these past days. My solution so far is to hold all-nighters and catch up on my readings. Enpordat, ubos na ang kape sa bahay at ang body clock ko ay thrown off. I don't even have anything to do anymore but I just can't sleep! Waz. Nevermind that I have to be up by 8 AM tomorrow later.

I miss Debsoc! Ang tagal ko ng hindi tumatambay. :{

It's the UPJC Apps' Acquaintance Party tomorrow, at kamusta naman ang theme ng mga apps namin: political killings. As in, may konspeto pa ng imbitasyong orbituary. I go for morbidness? If that's your thing, nasa Vinzons lang po kami bukas. Drop by.

I went out with Jonats today, wahoo! Long long long time, no see. Meron pa kaming nalalamang hanapan along the pillars of the Quezon Hall. We explored The Block--the non-grepa side of grepaness. Pero after like, 10 minutes, pumunta na rin kami sa grepa side. Hindi namin napagkaila na grepa din kami. Infernez naman, today's dinner with Yabut reminded me of old commuting adventures. We even used that mega-tawiran in front of SM North! It was fun... in a you-could-almost-die sort of way.

Anyway, let me quote my ever-favorite Filipino teacher. SHABU: Salamat Hesus at Biyernes uli! I just wanna get through tomorrow then crash.

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Happy birthday, Carlo!
Welcome back, Misha!
Congratulations for passing the LAE, Gino!

Happy New Year!

Ermengarde, I am breaking out thanks to all the smoke of last night's fireworks. This is terrible! Does this mean I am doomed to be pimply for all of 2007?

The holidays have been rather uneventful. The best parts, of course, were the noche buena and media noche. The worst parts would have to be the gajillion family reunions. Today, we invited some relatives over for lunch. Not only did they come late, they stayed until 11 PM. WARLA! I mean, who does that?? Mga bwiset talaga.

Kinarir ng tatay ko ang New Year. He bought a bundle of fireworks and sparklers. Infernez naman, ngayon, masasabi ko na nakasubok na ko ng Super Lolo. Our dogs were panicking yesterday, though. They hate the loud explosions. Lucky and Aubrey were sorta used to it. This is their second New Year. Coco (our Labrador puppy), however, was driving herself crazy.

I don't usually feel the New Year's celebrations. I hate having to rethink the year and assess the next. It's too much stress. But last night I tried to humor it. And so, I listed down my resolutions. Guess what? I listed down thirty 30--take note na naalala kong one to ten lang pala ang numbers that are spelled out. Good luck talaga with my resolutions. I'm giving myself til the end of January. By then, I predict I would've broken all of them. As of now, I am breaking one. I promised I would be offline by 1 AM.


I have my first Quotable YM Conversation of 2007, as usual, care of Alvin.

alvin: may naisip akong style sa dbate
alvin: i shall refer to my opponents
alvin: using first name and the first letter of their last name
alvin: so you're Claire C.
alvin: Blonde is...
claire: badeeeng
claire: Claire J.

( Also, here's my first songpost for 2007. )

We finally decided where our family's going for our summer vacation! We're heading to Spain and Portugal. Oyeh foyeh! Our parents are trying to teach us what little they remember of their Spanish subjects when they were still in UP. I know one phrase now: Como se llama. Siyempre, of all sources, I learned it from Hips Don't Lie by Shakira.

Class is over, the torture isn't. I have to wait til October 19 for my absolute freedom. And then, three days after, NDC na. That's one week in Baguio, with seven (or more?) grueling debate rounds. Oh, sembreak, where art thou?

I became (relatively) productive this week! Actually, all out nga eh. I can't remember the last time I slept on my bed. If I sleep, I fall asleep while working on the computer, or while reading my research. Finally, tinamaan na ko ng responsibility. How late, I know. Tapos na ko makakuha ng dos sa Pol Sci exam ko, ngayon lang dadating ang aking bibo-ness.

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This song is my current favorite. It's a must-download!

Your Ex-Lover's Dead
The Stars

When there is nothing left to burn
You have to set yourself on fire

God, that was strange to see you again
Introduced by a friend of a friend
Smiled and said "Yes, I think we've met before."
In that instant it started to pour

Captured a taxi despite all the rain
We drove in silence across Pont Champlain
And all of that time you thought I was sad
I was trying to remember your name

This scar is a fleck on my porcelain skin
You tried to reach deep but you couldn't get in
And now you're outside me you see all the beauty
Repent all your sin

It's nothing but time and a face that you'll lose
I chose to feel it and you couldn't choose
I'll write you a postcard, I'll send you the news
From the house down the road, from real love

Live through this and you won't look back
Live through this and you won't look back
Live through this and you won't look back

There's one thing I have to say so I'll be brave
You were what I wanted, I gave what I gave
I'm not sorry I met you
I'm not sorry it's over
I'm not sorry there's nothing to save
I'm not sorry there's nothing to save

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Happy, happy birthday Evette, Arianne, Alvin, Minay and K.Lo!

Oh yeah, October babies!

And since we're on the topic of birthdays, I totally haven't given out invites to everyone. But yeah, go to my debut. :)

All in All
Lifehouse

Standing on top of the edge
It feels like it's going down
Everything stays in my mind
Feeling in a daze on the ground
Feels like it's gonna give
Life's too hard to live anymore
I think I've had enough
Things too tough
I'm out the door

All in all, it's just another day now
You're falling down, what you gonna do?
Standing on top of the world tonight
No one's looking back at you
Stand tall
It's going on, it's going on
It's gonna be just fine
You're holding on, holding on today

Things don't stop
And the others announced they're moving on
Salt & tears in the minds
In the mouths of a bad decision
Too late for another mistake
It's bringing me down
With all your faults
It isn't your fault
What's going on

All in all, it's just another day now
You're falling down, what you gonna do?
Standing on top of the world tonight
No one's looking back at you
Stand tall
It's going on, it's going on
It's gonna be just fine
You're holding on, holding on today

So you lost yourself
So you lost your way
Found life through someone else
But you threw it all away

All in all, it's just another day now
You're falling down, what you gonna do?
Standing on top of the world tonight
No one's looking back at you
Stand tall
It's going on, it's going on
It's gonna be just fine
You're holding on, holding on today

Times rolling on, rolling on today
It's going on, going on today

Wednesday night, I was just laughing at the suspension of classes. There was no rain to speak of. Thursday and Friday were to be my most hectic days, and it just got postponed til next week. But no, when I woke up, I could hear the wind outside even when all the windows were shut. At first, nagtaka pa ko kung bakit ang aliwalas bigla eh. Yun pala, wala na yung puno outside. Wafaz!

It was very rustic: trying to memorize all my Pol Sci notes by candlelight. I could barely get myself to focus. It caused me some alarm that yellow highlighter ink doesn't show in candlelight! Waz, kamusta ang readings ko!

Our area was one of the luckier ones. I think, late Thursday night palang we had power restored already. Yup yup yup, no griping in the dark about my overdependence on technology. :]

UP looks like a disaster area. I swear, I've been there thrice these past days and the damage still hasn't sunken in. So many trees have toppled over been uprooted, especially those along Ylanan. The huge trees in Econ and Vinzons have fallen too. One fell right on the tambayans, so hello, displaced regional orgs. The trees lining AS have been wiped out too. It's really depressing. In fact, when I saw UP today, at the horrible state it was in, it was already a WHOLE lot better than how it looked like the day after the storm.

( Milenyo Pictures @ the Jiao House )

I think the last mega storm I've experienced was Bagyong Rosing in '95. I'd remember it well cos it was my birthday when it hit. Only Meg braved the rain to go to my party! Maybe that's why we're friends until now?:} Tangina talaga, I was a little kid and I got so depressed that no one came over to my house for my party cos it was RAINING. Some friends! Bah. :{ Yuck, emotional trauma?

Tanginaaaa, I haven't studied ANYTHING for Pol Sci. I am so screwed. So much for making the most out of my last week of the sem.

Ermengarde I just have to share this. My oh-so-favorite Philo prof is the best talaga *insert sarcasm here*. Tangina, halos anim na beses lang siya nagpakita this sem, at hanggang The Republic pa lang ang nadidiscuss namin! And the way Arugay discussed it in my Soc Sci 2 class last sem was so much better than Lumagbas' discussion, if you can call it one.

Hemingway, hindi muling nagpakita si Lumagbas, and a new Philo prof took over this week. Kamusta naman ang ating effort diba? Dalawang meetings na lang ang mahahandle niya. And so, out of the two papers Lumagbas made us pass before, the first wouldn't be counted because the sub has no access to it. The second paper would be a whopping 50% of our grade. WAFAAAAZ! And then, we have a final 'philosophical reflective' paper for the other half.

Wuh. Ang saya-saya!

When you're depressed, binge.



Alyanna: Grabe, ang daming issues ng mga tao.
Claire: Taru. Don't you just love it here in DebSoc? Hindi ka pa nakaka-isang buwan na member sa lagay na yan ah.
Nicolo: At hindi pa matatapos yan ngayon. Most issues that you thought were resolved will resurface.

Waz!

It'd probably be practical to lay low and bury myself in acads while this is all happening. You know, save myself the trouble and drama. But hey, I've been slacking off so much this sem, why stop now? Besides, this is all too exciting to miss.

Move Along
All-American Rejects

Go ahead as you waste your days with thinking
When you fall everyone sins
Another day and you've had your fill of sinking
With the life held in your
Hands are shaking cold
These hands are meant to hold

Speak to me, when all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through
Move along, move along

So a day when you've lost yourself completely
Could be a night when your life ends
Such a heart that will lead you to deceiving
All the pain held in your
Hands are shaking cold
Your hands are mine to hold

Speak to me, when all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through
Move along
(Go on, go on, go on, go on)

When everything is wrong we move along
(Go on, go on, go on, go on)
When everything is wrong, we move along
Along, along, along

When all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through

(Move along)
(Go on, go on, go on, go on)
Right back what is wrong
We move along

Down
Something Corporate

Let's get drunk
You can drive us to the harbor
Wish upon a star but
Do you know what stars are?
Balls of fire, burning up the black space
Falling from the landscape
Exploding in the face of God

Let's get crazy,
Talk about our big plans
Places that you're going
Places that I haven't been
Build my walls up
Concrete castle
Keep this kingdom free of hassle, yeah

I hear sound echo in the emptiness
All around but you can't change this loneliness
Look what you've found, I've fallen down

Taste the saline rolling down your cheekbone
Tell me that you're alone, tell me on the telephone
Feel your heart it breaks within your chest now
Try to get some rest now
Sleep's not coming easy for a while, child

I hear sound echo in the emptiness
All around but you can't change this loneliness
Look what you've found, I've fallen down
Down, down

Look at what you've found, I'm falling down