samedi, janvier 21, 2006
crammers are we?
was there ever a time when our class never crammed for any contest? quiz? plays? NO. we cram. we always do. and as far as i can remember, it always works. we always win.
it's just then that we finally came to learn our lesson. cramming doesn't always work.
almost a month ago, our math teacher have told us about the math jingle-slash-contest that we were suppose to present. but we concentrated much on our morning assembly presentation rather than this - a 4th quarter major project.
a week before the math jingle, we tried our best to glue all the ideas we had for the best concept. it didnt work. there was still a problem.
5 days before the math jingle, we started creating lousy concepts just to fill it in. 4 days to go and we just started making steps. 3 days to go and still it wasnt perfect. 2 days to go and we just started practicing with the band. a day before the presentation, that was the only time my classmates cooperated. we polished the steps, the formations and everything there was to polish.
but still we messed up. i can see my classmates having fun, dancing all their hearts out, trying not to cry... and i did not support them. i was too scared to stand up for them. my legs were shaking and i couldnt stand stand anymore. i was suppose to lead them but i did not. i was a coward.
we had the chance to grab the first place. well, we got second place anyway. but honestly, if our presentation was without flaws, we couldve won the first place. we screwed up BIG TIME and still we got second place! then we did have a chance!
but i also think it was bias because there were other sections who presented their math jingles better than we did who, unfortunately, didnt grab a spot in the top 3.
kaya nga they all hate us kasi bias daw kami. nananalo palagi kahit pangit naman talaga. they should ask the judges. =p
TAGay mula kay PIPAY
Rules: Maglista ng 5 Top Weird Habits mo. Ipasa sa 5 kaibigan (na sa pagkaka alam mo eh weird din. eheheheh) Mag iwan ng comment o tag sa bahay nila para naman malaman nilang TAGay na nila. Eto ang aking Top-5 Weird Habits:
1. always akong kumakain ng chocolate. walang matamis para sa akin. at hindi rin ako nagkakatonsil. :D
2. mahilig akong mangolekta ng mga song copies kung may first friday mass sa school. since first year pa. isang box na ata nakolekta ko. hehehe..
3. di ako makatulog noon kung hindi nililinisan yug tenga ko ng cotton buds. ang sarap kasi sa pakiramdam na nakakatulog talaga ako! :p
4. when i was a kid sometimes i pretend to get sick para makainom ako ng medicine na masarap. nakalimutan ko na yung pangalan..pero pambata talaga yun. ang sarap kasi. akalain ko ba naman na gamot pala yun yung kinain ko kasi..wala lang. hehehe.. eh yun nasarapan ako. :p
5. before, i dont eat pizza neither burger. i dont eat anything na sa unang tingin ko eh hindi masarap. binayaran pa nga ako ng ate ko para kumain ng pizza. hehehehe...
di naman talaga weird yun eh..hhehehe... :p TAGay para kay ATE KZ, ATE CHEENEE, AIA, BIANCA, APRIL and KUMIKS. :D
yayam parked her beetle at 6:48 AM
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lundi, janvier 16, 2006
a woman's monthly nightmare
and mine has come. pms -- kainis!!! while we were practicing for our math jingle (which will be presented this friday but we're not even halfway in our presentation!), my stomach (or a part of it) suddenly ached. i could hardly even stand straight or sit erect! i could hardly EVEN walk! aaarrrghh!! o_O
what good does pms bring?? going to the infirmary?? that's not even good! COZ I GET TO MISS CLASSES!! *nerd*
ive got to get some medicine..ive got to get some medicine..
will update later..ciao!
yayam parked her beetle at 7:26 PM
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samedi, janvier 14, 2006
bato, bato sa langit; ang tamaan, huwag magalit (ii)
things wont always go your way. somehow, some will agree and some will not. in a democratic place like our country, there will always be disapprovals in every decision. opinions will vary. and then we argue. to argue is not the only way. as what i have always remembered while watching the apprentice, to be a good manager, you have to make decisions quick. because time is valuable and you do not just spend it by voting over stuff you yourself cannot somehow decide. they are your subordinates anyway. you run the company. they follow.
and when one realizes that it was a bad decision, there should be no regrets. only lessons learned. and as we go on in our lives, we should not "go to the next level" but rather "progress." for as we are, we bring with us all the things we have learned since birth.
in times when a group or a community is in chaos, a leader must take its place, step up and make one big decision. a true leader knows what to do. a true leader knows what is best for the community. a true leader handles apprehensions calmly. in contrast, a person cannot be called a "leader" if he/she gets furious easily. because in that case, it will prevent others from sharing their opinions and suggestions. a true leader is not pikon. a true leader handles criticisms with confidence.
nevertheless, a true leader also trusts his/her subordinates. when one is too smart, turns out, he/she will think that his/her suggestion is even better than all the others. unless the leader's plan is REALLY even better, a leader cannot just reject someone's suggestion. far more than worse, a leader might reject one's suggestion before one has FULLY told his/her ideas. now that's not very healthy for a leader.
for a leader to gain the respect of others, one must respect the people first. and if you lose that respect, you also lose the trust.
someone i know is trying to be a leader that i thought she already was. but i think that she hasnt got the qualities. i may not be the right person to judge; i may not be as eloquent as she is; i may not be as smart as she is, but it shows. her qualities do not qualify that of a leader. though she can handle the class and she can get their attention easily (by shouting, that is), she gets agitated over small things. but she does handle the class very well...
the whole class know that she wants things done HER way. my classmates are afraid of her. i am too. im afraid that if i may speak up, i might get her more furious. and she might kill me.
please dont get mad at me. if ever you read this. i still want you to be my friend. i dont want any arguements between us. this is just plain business. :)
and now i leave the rest to God.
yayam parked her beetle at 7:50 PM
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vendredi, janvier 13, 2006
freaky friday?? not.
today, friday the 13th, ironically, isn't bad luck for me. the assumption that every friday the 13th brings bad luck to all people is JUST an assumption. everyday in our lives, bad things do happen. what happens on a friday the 13th is people stress out the bad things that transpire to them during the day. and then it will turn out like they've been missing out stokes of luck all throughout the day.
but for me... does it seem like im doomed when i got extremely high grades for the third quarter! plus a high score in our world history quiz. plus, i finished the chemistry quiz we had earlier. (pasenxa na po, ang haba kasi mamigay ng sir namin kaya most of the time hindi natatapos.)
i am truly ecstatic (it's not even the perfect word!) to be able to take the ajss examinations. an endeavor i should be most enthusiast. but im actually not giving out my full efforts to ajss. there are some things that i find more important than being able to join a summer school in ateneo. i know it is an opportunity i should not pass...
but i really think (and i would be really glad if they do) that jackie, mia and gill would pass. they deserve it anyway. they've been through a whole lot of trainings, even during the xmas break, to study all the lessons, formulas and suchlike. these people do not just dream, they DO. and i totally admire them for being so patient. i know trainings bring a hectic schedule to them but they do want to join the ajss, so they pay no attention or whatsoever to late tutorials, heavy books and thick reviewers. they are the superWOMEN of the batch.
these are the kind of women i look up to. like my mom and my sisters alike... i love you. :)
yayam parked her beetle at 8:04 PM
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mardi, janvier 10, 2006
tentededen!
what's more embarrassing than singing and dancing in front of more than a thousand people without audio? my partner and i were moving around the stage like crazy in front of the school! the music got lost when it was our part na. malas naman. pero ok lang. hehehe. there's always a first time for everything. ;)
anyway. guys, meet SoS' prom dates:
the supercorninism nina + her supercorninism counterpart dean
the walking microphone xtine + the fashionista miguel
the tough girl connie + the everyday-nerd-mode edsyl
the crush ng bayan jamm + the basketball star carlo (no picture available)
the chocoholic photographer yayam + the responsible president mikki
the superchikadora vachael + the turbopascalistelocusionist jerik
the tagalacious artist jackie + the broadway singer asil
yayam parked her beetle at 9:02 PM
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dimanche, janvier 08, 2006
...
when i was in sixth grade, i witnessed a fire accident inside our campus. a part of our school (that portion in the picture) was eaten by fire and nothing was left. the books, the tables, the chairs and everything in the classrooms which were included in the fire turned into ashes. and nothing was left for the third graders who were learning in those rooms. they say the school is our second home. and theirs was burnt by fire. i pitied those kids who were crying for their belongings which were left inside the classroom. im not afraid to tell you that i came from a public school. and some of the children barely had anything to eat. so think about the things that were included in the fire. surely, those things would be so precious to them because unlike other kids, they cant have anything they want. they had few notebooks, and they borrowed each others' books. their uniforms are torned. imagine the feeling they had felt after the accident, having to buy another set of school supplies when they haven't got any money for food or jeepney fare. ..
this part is not related to the picture above.
days ago..even weeks ago, i wished God for something. it went something like "God, give me some courage to talk to gilbert again or give my prince charming soem confidence boost so that he would ask me to the prom.."
while everyone was busy argiung whether to record the musical or not (but it turns out we would make it live so i have to sing in front of the whole xuhs community), i was sitting and talking with my seatmate desiree. and then he sat beside us. then des said sorry, went awry and walked away.
(translated na po sa tagalog)
he: meron ka na bang partner sa prom?
me: la pa..
he: tayo ha? (assuming maxado! ;p)
me: ok
he: ok lang sayo?
me: oo
he: sure?
me: oo
he: ok. thank you..
yun lang. after that, some of my friends came running towards me, sabay sabi "uy, ano na? inask kja na nya??" boinkers. pati yung mga kabarkada nya nagtanong na sakin. tapos sumali pa to si xrysz! ;p
yayam parked her beetle at 7:36 AM
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jeudi, janvier 05, 2006
the world is beautiful... and growing
for our OSASI formation today, we asked the seniors to continue a couple of hanging statements. one of the statements that they had to complete was "looking around, i see _______." and one of my students in 4-fernando wrote - looking around, i see the world growing.
actually, it's very unusual to be reading something as deep as that especially from a section where the "hard-headed" people are consumed inside a four-cornered room. some, as naughty as they are, answered "looking around, i see my classmates."
do you realize how narrow-minded some of the people are? and to think we are teaching them about anti-corruption and peace. how can they fight corruption and promote peace when they themselves cannot discipline themselves? when during class hours they show off their nanos and listen to music and not participate in class? when they cannot even respect their fellow schoolmates?
yayam parked her beetle at 7:50 PM
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