LOTTERIA

location: 2 blocks from lotteria, vietnam

mood: high

music: move along - all-american rejects

BABY GOT BACK


Being the drama queen that I am, I’ve come to realize that I can only tolerate so much drama. Thus, the blogging fizzled out.

HOWEVER,

Due to sudden unexpected turn of events (YES NO MAN IS AN ISLAND, I'm not the numb person you think I am), I've decided to revitalize my livejounal account. Please do bear with the account ID though, as I made such several years back in college (I guess). Hence, the lame ID, I’m well aware of that.


Some entries are kept private, so if you turn out to be a friend who intend to catch up with another friend's life (or if you're a stalker of any kind), I suggest you get a livejournal account too. You know the drill: comment to be added

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, USE FIREFOX!

Tags: sheer amount of drama

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location: burger king

mood: annoyed

music: bye bye - mariah carey

Break up line:

Did you even graduate college?

I'm already in law school! Of course I'm done with college!
And the reason why you forgot is because... YOU weren't freaking there!

Ok, too much hatred for one day

Calm down, Maika.

Tags: crazy little thing called l-o-v-e, sheer amount of drama

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location: under the table

mood: optimistic

music: ever ever after - carrie underwood

Sleeping all day, staying up all night…

Watching:

    The Prince and Me
    Enchanted
    Cinderella Story

I therefore conclude… I’m once again optimistic about true love. I was optimistic about such topic. For a while I lost track of my beliefs due to unpleasant incidents, and because I’m too busy to even think about it because of school.

I really love fairy tales and stories with happily ever after endings. I used to collect Disney movies because I wouldn’t want my future kids to miss the greatest stories I’ve witnessed as I was growing up. I thought I’ve outgrown this stuff, but I was wrong. I still do love it, and it makes me really happy. Lame, I know. Your judgment won’t affect me anyway, so go ahead.

Tags: crazy little thing called l-o-v-e, sheer amount of drama

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location: on the chair, drinking coffee

mood: awake

music: superhuman - chris brown

The semester is officially over.

Did I do my best?

Is it enough to make it another year in this unpredictable school?

I am bored.

Hence, I decided to try working as a Writer and my classmate/boss asked me to take the following test:

EXAM FOR WRITERS

DIRECTIONS:
1.    This is a individual test to measure your technical knowledge; ability to research; and compose an article about a given product. You are not allowed to consult anyone other than the HR Specialist.

2.    Access this URL:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3901231&Sku=I69-2156%20E

3.    This is an item sold online. Your task is to write a review article about this product to encourage potential customers to purchase this product.

4.    You have all the product specification on the given URL above. But you may use the web to search more information from the manufacturer’s website.

5.    The article must be at least 500 words long exclusive of the title.

6.    Please put your name after the title to help us identify your work.

7.    When done, please save the using the following format for the filename: “your initials-the item number” The item number can be found on the product specification page on the given URL above.

8.    Send your work to exams_lwsmedia@yahoo.com and arlene.decastro@lwsmedia.com.

So now... where do I begin?

On a second thought, I may not be as good as I think I am.

Kath, a little help here if you're not so busy or something. Hahahahaha (Idiot, you just violated item number 1).

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location: at another coffee shop, SOME PLACE ELSE

mood: angry

music: photographs - nickelback

Exactly two weeks ago…

10:30 am (1 text message)
Z: Would you like to study? Starbucks?
B: (replied) Sure, just text me what time.

12:00 pm (phone rings)
B: Hello?
A: Where are you? Where do you plan to study?
B: Well, I wanted to sleep some more, but I got a message from Z and I’ll probably meet him up in an hour or so.
A: Ok.

3:00 pm
B: Where are you? I thought we’d meet up at Starbucks?
Z: I’m out with A, he asked me to accompany him.

4:30 pm (phone rings again)
Z: Hey wassup?
B: Where the hell are you? It’s getting late, and I haven’t read a thing
Z: We’re coming to pick you up.
B: Ok.

5:30 pm (door bell)
Z: Hello
A: Hey
B: Can we study at Starbucks? Because I have to meet up with some friends, X and Y are also there.
A: But I can’t study with them, can we study some place else?
B: Where? I can’t bring my car, it’s coding today.
A: Just ride with us and we’ll bring you back
B: Fine.

8:00 pm at another coffee shop SOME PLACE ELSE…
D: Hey.
B: Oh you’re here. Your stuff is with A. He’s inside.
D: Ok.

(D Went inside)
A: Hi.
D: Hey, can we take a picture?

(After picture taking, D went back outside)
D: Can you upload our pictures to my account?
B: Ok.
D: As in right now.
B: Fine, whatever you say.
D: I got to go, bye.
B: Bye, take care.

(After uploading the pictures)
B: Would you like to see the other pictures I’ve uploaded?
A: Ok

(After looking at the pictures)
A: Why did you uploaded those pictures?
B: Because I always upload all the pictures in here, even though they suck.
A: But you didn’t ask for my permission
B: (?? That’s from my camera. And my private site. Why in the world would I need your permission before I can upload pictures from my camera to my site? WHY?)

 

And that's how the WAR (COLD WAR + EXCESSIVE HATRED + HIGHEST PRIDE EVER = WORLD WAR III) began...

WARNING: Don't dare invoke your right to privacy on this one...

Boy you're so hard to believe!
 

NOW THE WHOLE POINT: How A deals with this issue irritates B to the utmost possible level. See, she didn't know she was supposed to ask for A's permission prior to posting his pictures. No one in her normal world ever demanded such action. Thus, A cannot take his overly privacy-conscious character against B and expect her to abide by his standards. Never did she intend to invade his much precious private life nor cause whatever embarrassment on his part in any way.

"Have fables fallen so out of fashion, that princesses have to do everything themselves? Call us old school, but sometimes the fairytale ending requires the knight to get off his ass and saddle up his steed."

Tags: crazy little thing called l-o-v-e, law-kong buhay, sheer amount of drama

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location: in front of the computer

mood: sleepy

music: no air - jordin sparks

Final exams are finally over… now what?!


First up, karaoke night with blockmates! I like to sing; because that’s the one thing I do better than some, if not most of the people in my block, especially those that I can’t beat when it comes to academics. At least I got some talent to show off. Plus points for Maika.

Tired.

(Ding Dong) and I’m awake. What’s that? Doorbell? No, it’s my phone, another quote, nonsense, but thanks anyway.

Sleep again.

So, what can I watch? Another cheesy movie with extremely tacky lines? Guess not.

Sleep again.

...My day so far, how unfortunate, but don't dare pity me.

Tags: law-kong buhay, sheer amount of drama

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location: in my place

mood: disappointed

music: secret love - jojo

Old blockmates, new friends
New blockmates, new karaoke buddies
Old place, new visitors
Old school, new semester
Old professors, new subjects
Same old hard work, sleepless nights, and still… failing grades

Highlights of the previous semester:

•    Still not enrolled, but was already absent in Seminar 3 (how do you expect us to attend class when we don’t even know we have that class yet?), 2 more cuts and your out!
•    IPOD galore, any old Tagalog songs recently added in your playlist? I got tons. Winner!
•    First recitation, Banking class:

A: Ms. Tolentino
B: Yes sir?
A: Single?
B: Excuse me?
A: Are you single?
B: Yes sir.
A: Mr. Lim, are you single?
C: No sir.
A: Mr. Pua, stand up. Do you like Ms. Tolentino?
D: She’s so tall sir.
A: Does it matter? Ms. Tolentino, does it matter?
B: Yes sir.
A: Which one? Horizontal or Vertical?
B: ?
C: ?
D: ?

•    Operation: wasakan ng kinabukasan, starring: Daelo, Guangco, Laborte, Reyes, Tolentino and Villamor. And yes, our dreams are undeniably shattered.
•    Midterm exams: three test in a day. 82/100; 78/100; 52/100. That’s what you get from being the fastest examinee!
•    Swimming with blockmates! No plans, no money, Calamba, here we come!
•    Exam results: congratulations! You failed everything. Are you even studying?
•    New group: ATG. No work, all play.
•    Case digest deadlines coming up! So far, you’ve done 30/250; 10/23; 20/40, damn!
•    Final exams… I’d rather not see the results.

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location: in my place

mood: scared

music: sexy - shawn desman

Back from my hometown...

Off to school without reading a single page, (how brave do I get these days).

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location: sidewalk

mood: guilty

music: sleep - story of the year

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young GIRL lived in a shining CASTLE. Although she has everything her heart desires, the girl was cruel, selfish and unkind. One cold night, a beautiful enchantress came and cursed her to forever be the bearer of bad news, watching her friends suffer from the information she had brought upon them, until she learn how to AVOID EATING SO MUCH…

THE CURSE...

1.    SO FALSE

Danna Reyes is currently dating a guy named Sunny Maria. According to sources, Mr. Maria is committed to another girl. While eating at a restaurant inside SOME MALL, the GIRL innocently asked if Danna is still going out with this guy. She was shocked when the girl popped up the remark that he, after all, has/had (as the case may be) a GIRLFRIEND.  While she was unaware that Ms. Reyes is equally ignorant about such fact, to her defense, the information was disclosed unintentionally. Ms. Reyes freaked out and called so many of her friends who are also related to Mr. Maria. However, after asking reliable people about the issue, the GIRL found out that Mr. Maria and his girlfriend are officially NOT TOGETHER at the moment. Hence, a sincere apology, on behalf of the GIRL, for all the drama she has caused.

2.    SO TRUE

Patricia Ulanday and Arthur Dyonisio are currently having problems with their relationship. The GIRL and Ms. Ulanday, along her roommate, decided to eat at a nearby Thai restaurant. While eating, the ROOMMATE passively stated that she and her classmates had lunch earlier that day at another restaurant called MARINA. The GIRL inoffensively declared that the same restaurant in another BRANCH where they used to drink beer has been closed for like a month or so. Ms. Ulanday was shocked (and confused) upon hearing such information. Apparently, her boyfriend told her that he was just there in the closed branch couple of days ago to innocently drink beer with his friend. And so, Ms Ulanday decided to call up her boyfriend’s friend to straighten out the story:

Ms. Ulanday: ____ diba you were just at Marina with Arthur last Wednesday?
Friend: Yeah. What about it?
Ms. Ulanday: It has been closed for like a month.
Friend: I don’t know Pat (and hang up the phone)

After so many beers and so many phone calls, it was revealed that the Mr. Dyonisio is consistently lying to his girlfriend because he likes to go CLUBBING, at the age of 27! whattaloser!

LESSON: Don’t DRINK and DIAL (for your own GOOD)

(There’s another SO TRUE entry coming up, but because I’m too tired to even compose the story, I guess I’ll just save it for later)

XOXO!

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location: in my place

mood: anxious

music: wake up the voiceless - story of the year

Atty. Amurao, a very popular professor (nay, notorious), once said, “if you’re here in law school just for the glamor of it, step out of my class right now, and never come back. Your parents are lying when they told you that you are the most intelligent person, because you’re NOT.” And he’s right (as ALWAYS); he tried to prove his statement every meeting during the entire first semester, making us all feeling crappy and stupid. YOU’VE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED YOUR POINT! Can’t you see this WHITE FLAG we’ve been waving all along?

Everyday, I carry out the same damn routine so as to prepare well for classes the following day (and to battle fabulously in the course of our recitations, you can never win a war without a weapon, or can you?). RULES to live (or die by):

10:00 pm – (after classes) EAT;
10:30 pm – straight to Starbucks to start reading the assigned articles;
02:00 am – drive home;
02:05 am – read some more;
03:00 am – sleep;
06:00 am – wake up and drink coffee;
06:30 am – read some more, take down notes if necessary, like in the case of Criminal Law 1 where books and other photocopied/printed out materials are not allowed inside the classroom, HAND-WRITTEN NOTES is where you hold on for dear life;
11:00 pm – prepare to leave;
12:00 pm – start memorizing provisions;
02:00 pm – drive to school;
03:00 pm – EAT;
04:00 pm – attend classes;

(…AND REPEAT)

“I may be governed by RULES, but I’m also subject to EXCEPTIONS.”

First Semester: Wednesdays – NO CLASSES
Second Semester: Tuesdays – NO CLASSES
Hence, I can afford long hours of sleep during Tuesday nights/Monday nights, and of course, Saturday nights. Nevertheless, same Sh!+, different day.

After a year in law school, I’ve come to realize that THESE EFFORTS are SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH, not even half of what this vocation demands. Why? I barely made it to second year!

School year is about to start, what the hell should I do?
BLOG SOME MORE

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location: other side of the world

mood: depressed

music: where are you - natalie

      19 days AGO, and counting...

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location: highlands coffee

mood: shocked

music: until the day i die - story of the year

To become a lawyer is undeniably the dream of every single person in our school (of course, that’s why they’re in law school, DUH). We are well aware that they will do whatever it takes to attain this dream. But is “whatever it takes” limited to entirely virtuous deeds? I don’t think so.

“Whatever it takes” in action

A girl, Sabrina Jimenez (obviously not her real name), revealed some malicious deed she has done to a classmate of hers.

While cheating is inevitable in every classroom (c’mon, we’re NOT saints here), still, we value that dishonesty will kick you right back in your ass. Therefore, such act is HIGHLY inadvisable.

A guy, Luther Rizal, told his professor that the result of his midterm exam is 69, when in fact he got a grade of 43. SMOOTH move you just did! (10 points for GUTS)

Ms. Jimenez, on the other hand, got a grade of 44, and is well aware of Mr. Rizal's actually grade. She claims that not one student passed the exam, so why would he change his grade to 69 when their grades essentially range from 40s to 50s. There’s nothing to be ashamed of anyway. True enough.

Likewise, Ms. Jimenez is somewhat close to their professor. She, herself, is failing the subject so she decided to approach the professor and ask him to give her (and her other classmates) a passing mark. In exchange for such passing mark, she told the same professor that Mr. Rizal changed his grade from 43 to 69. Hence, the professor decided to give Mr. Rizal a failing final grade for the reason that he cheated, and the others a passing mark.

HONESTY is indeed the best policy. 

Tags: gossip girl here, law-kong buhay

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location: nguyen hien, vietnam

mood: bitchy

music: apologize - timberland

Commotion… and more DRAMA: A tribute to the GOSSIP GIRLS of our time.

"According to the Catholic church- mortal sin can only be absolved through a sacred act of confession. But it looks like a certain wasp princess has recently found herself desperately in need of a little understanding. And who is the MAN upstairs to discriminate?"

GOSSIP VICTIM # 1:  Mr. Car Lover

Been with his girlfriend for 3 years or so. Few years back, the GIRL left the Philippines to live in another country somewhere in EUROPE. Thus, an opportunity for the GUY to slack back, is it? He is well aware that GIRLS TALK BIGTIME (you’d have to be an idiot to not know this FACT), but the fair warning doesn’t do justice to the injury he acquired.

NOW the STORY…

A girl, Zyra Suares (YES, I namedrop), which he thought was his friend spread all these rumors that SHE and Mr. Lover are having an affair, not just mere occasional flirtation, we’re talking about something SEXUAL. DON’T YOU JUST LOVE JUICY GOSSIPS? I know for a fact that there is nothing going on between the two of them. For one, I’ve known the guy for so long, I practically see him every Godforsaken day, and it is to my belief that he CANNOT COMMIT such act. Secondly, the argument of the accused holds no merit. Using his kind gestures as a basis to assume that Mr. Lover is attracted to her is really something (gotta give her credit for that). It is another thing when she started TELLING PEOPLE about it. How absolutely LAME can you get? Unfortunately for her, the guy’s girlfriend, Kisses Garcia, acquired the gossip thru a friend of a friend of friend of a friend (whatever! From a friend PERIOD) Intensely furious about such gossip, she confronted her boyfriend and Ms. Suarez via great technology offered these days. Ms. Suarez desperately denied ever telling her friends about anything concerning Mr. Lover. So where did all these gossips come from? ONLY GOD knows the answer to that one.

Your reputation just keeps getting LOVELIER (sarcasm intended) by the second. Payback’s a B1+Ch you BEACH!
Nothing respectable can come out of GOOD GOSSIP, this, we learned the hard way.

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location: ho chi minh, vietnam

mood: nerdy

music: maybe tomorrow - stereophonics

blogging? is it? more like bragging! Let me tell you about my school, which I love oh so dearly...

Out of thirty-one students in my class (count them 31, at least when the school year started), only nine (9) survived.
And I am proud to say, I, indeed, survived first year. Let's see what this coming school year has to offer.

U R 1 lucky BEACH!!!

My first year in San Beda College had not been easy. It comprised of massive hard work and pushed my aptitude to the limits, an ability that even I never imagined I could possess.

YES, I benefited enormously from such difficult tasks. My communication skills drastically improved due to countless recitations that confront me each day. I also learned how to listen, mostly from the criticisms I have received from previous professors and fellow students. Listening is important not only to superiors but also to subordinates in order to know what they actually need and value so as to provide what is essential (TIRONA, 2008). Apart from my communication skills, my writing skills were enhanced as a result of time-pressured exams and several paper-works in various subjects. More importantly, I learned to prepare well. In the legal field, it is not the most intelligent that constantly wins; often, it is the one that is more prepared (TIRONA, 2008).

Consequently, my confidence was strengthened along with these skills, which is certainly important in becoming a good lawyer. Promoting justice requires assertiveness coupled with morally upright principles, and it cannot be attained without sheer amount of confidence. These things, I am very much passionate about. I wanted to be a lawyer for a long time, and being the goal-oriented person that I am, I am more than willing to do whatever it takes in order to achieve such dream.

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location: vietnam

mood: geeky

music: just a girl - no doubt

He was a boy, she was a girl
Can I make it any more obvious?

(A scene I’ve witnessed that keeps playing in my mind like a broken record)

May 23, 2008; 12:30 am
Lotteria
A girl, Asian, brown hair, brown eyes, slim figure
A guy, unknown nationality, blonde hair, striking blue eyes, good figure, GOOD HUMOR

A girl, along with her two friends, was walking the streets of Vietnam to find Highlands Coffee, since such café nearby is still under construction. If the girl’s memory serves her right, Highlands is not for another 7 blocks from her friend’s apartment. Apparently, the girl’s friend, A, insist that they look for Highlands coffee because, like Starbucks in the Philippines, the café is located in almost every block in the city. Unfortunately for them, they did not find any Highlands after walking for 5 blocks. And so, they’ve decided to go back and drink coffee at a fast food restaurant in the corner of A’s apartment.

A guy, along with his two friends, was eating a burger (if you can call it such for that matter) when he saw the girl and her two friends came in. The friends of the girl went to the counter to buy some coffee, and the girl, looking very tired, sat down on the chair in a table across to that of the guy’s.

Guy: hi (looking at the girl, sitting alone in the next table)
Girl: (without saying a word, nodded and smiled politely)

The guys were looking at her, talking about her because they thought she couldn’t understand English. After 2 minutes, the girl talked to her Filipina friend.

Girl: (looking at her Filipina friend) yosi lang ako sa labas ha.

Outside, a handicapped vendor approached the girl.

Vendor: miss, buy some books. Please, please, my thumb hurts (making a gesture that she’s tired from bringing so much books and wasn’t able to sell any)
Girl: no, I don’t have any money
Vendor: why?
Girl: I left it. I’m sorry

Then she walked back inside the restaurant

HOWEVER, the vendor followed.

Girl: why did you follow me?
Vendor: because you left your money here, buy some, please
Girl: but I already have a book, I got one, you see?

Hearing such conversation, the guy across the table was shocked. WHY? He didn’t know the girl could speak English. Meanwhile, the vendor approached the guy’s table.

Vendor: please buy a book.
Guy: (laughing) why did she come to us? (talking to the girl, thinking that the girl advised the vendor to go ask the guy to buy some books)
Girl: I don’t know, I got nothing to do with it. (laughing crazy hard)
Guy: (to the vendor) sit down, you look really tired.
Vendor: yes, I’m tired. Buy one please
Girl: (still laughing)
Guy: I don’t do books, I don’t read.
Vendor: but the girl said you should buy one for her
Guy: (looking at the girl) she should buy one for me, I don’t read.
Girl: (still laughing)
Guy: go back to her, she looks like she really needs some book
Girl: but I already have a book (showing the book she had been reading for three days), see? Maybe you should buy because you don’t have a book and I do.
Guy: but we don’t read
Girl: very well (looking back at her friends, sitting next to her)

(The three guys laughed out loud in unison)

Guy: (looking at the vendor) you’re welcome to stay, but we’re not gonna buy.
Guy’s friend: you’re thinking about buying a book?
Guy: no!
Guy’s friend: you’re changing, this chick is changing you!
Guy: (laughed)

Then, the girls finished their coffee so the girl went outside to smoke some more. And the guy followed, along with his friends.

Guy: can I have a light?
Girl: sure
Guy: where’d you get your accent?
Girl: I don’t have any, but I’m from the Philippines.
Guy: Manila?
Girl: yes, sorry I can’t speak properly because of this thing inside my mouth.
Guy: are they new?
Girl: yes, I got it last week
Guy: how old are you?
Girl: 22
Guy: it’s a little late to be having braces
Girl: they’re not braces, it’s called retainers, I had my braces taken off last week
Guy: are you here on vacation?
Girl: yes, I’m leaving tomorrow to live in another district.
Guy: oh no! stay!
Girl: why?
Guy: well, I’m not leaving tomorrow
Girl: and so, is it reason enough?
Guy: yes, so stay.
Girl: sorry, I can’t
Guy: you look really good
Girl: even with this thing (pointing out to her mouth)
Guy: (laughed) even so. Give me a smile
Girl: (smiling shyly covering her mouth. Thinking, this guy is a smooth-talker, she knows when she does look good, and she knows when she doesn’t. Today, she doesn’t! With all the sweat streaming down her face because of the hot weather and the hot coffee she just ingested)
Guy: this is a nice city (looking at the empty streets of Vietnam)
Girl: ahh, NO?
Guy: you don’t like it?
Girl: no.
Guy: why?
Girl: I don’t like the motorcycles; it’s kinda hard to cross the street without getting killed.
Guy: is manila better?
Girl: yes.

Then the girl’s friends came out of the restaurant with a gesture that they have to go because the same strip really isn’t safe that late at night.

Girl: oh I have to go, bye.
Guy: bye.

They didn’t even know each other’s name. The girl doesn’t know where he’s from, and they never exchanged any other information aside from the one written above.

BUT, this 20-minute conversation had been the highlight of my entire month.

Yesterday, I don’t believe in love at first sight. Today, I DO. Guess people actually do change over night after all.

This is how the story ends.

Tags: crazy little thing called l-o-v-e

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