This came in around late in the afternoon today. The only thing running in my mind when I saw is that I’m so glad that the shipper sent it through Air21 and not through the local post office. God knows how unreliable those corrupt fucks are with handling mail, especially international mail from online shops.

Let’s find out what’s inside the package, shall we?

Oh hey, look! It’s addressed from my dear college! ) I think I know what this is now.. Also, if you look close enough, you’ll see the school seal peering through the Air21 plastic packaging.

Opening the package reveals…..

TA DA!!!!!

That’s my diploma and transcript of records inside the hardbound folder, boyyyy.

I intentionally blurred my name in the next set of photos you’re about to see. Just because I graduated doesn’t mean I am going to reveal my real name to you, stranger. =))

First the diploma. Surreal moment right here! There are times that the fact that I graduated escapes my mind. Like, all this time it only feels that I am taking a break from school (LOA/Leave of Absence) and that pretty soon I *have* to go back to school again. When I received the package and saw my diploma for the first time, I was pulled back to reality that I, indeed, graduated and am finally, for real, done with school.

No, I didn’t cry or shed a tear. That’s preposterous. Crazy! Ridiculous!

Though I did laugh at this… “Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Arts” sounds so funny in my local language which is Tagalog. Hahaha! =))

Is it usually like this that diplomas from colleges/universities in the Philippines are written in Tagalog then then its English translation is treated like its subtitle? )

Pa-bida yung school seal, it’s everywhere.. be it a dry seal or a sticker or a stamp on my TOR or this diploma. =))

Closeup of my TOR.. lol at my face. I scanned the records and I saw my Rs from that one subject I kept failing in college. Hello, hello Algebra. All this time I thought I took that class three times and failed them, but turns out I only took it twice (and failed them both haha). The next two times I took math classes, I passed them both.. that was when I took two summer classes. Those two summer classes were worth it, I wish I did them sooner. *sigh*

Bottom part of the first page of my TOR. The succeeding pages just contains a list of classes I took throughout my stay in college and the grades I got from it. Again, there’s the stamp, this time in sticker form lol. My total GPA. Don’t know why it says September 05 on the date of graduation, I graduated on the 29th of October.

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I guess that’s college for me. It ends here. It’s official; I am done with school and I’ve been living in the real world since then. I miss school, I really do. Sometimes I wish I can go back but then it would be another series of sleepless nights, and not having any freedom. Besides, I already have this mentality that I am better because I’m done and I’ve been through what these people have gone through and if I do go back, I’d have to deal with the lower batch students.. HAHA. I kid. =))

Also, it would cost a lot to study again.

It’s been good, DLS-CSB, I loved going around the hallways of SDA and being queen around Taft (again, I’m kidding) but we all gotta grow up sometime and face the real world. I miss my friends, heck, I get days when I crave food from the SDA cafeteria, I miss school. Time to face the real world and its problems.

PS: I’m still a bum as of this post.

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Last year I wrote my year ender post in this kind of list format that I made on the spot. I read the post last night and thought to myself why not do the same thing for this year since the questions were good and so were my answers. ) Also, I’m curious if there are any changes from last year to this year. So, the only way to find out is to do this quiz/meme/survey thing for myself again.

Originally titled “10×10: Ten Things About 2010″. I also changed some things on this list for this year just because. ) I made an effort to actually photoshop the list.. design chuva! Hahaha.

 

Okay.. on with my answers!

10 Albums in 2011 Show ▼

9 TV Shows I liked in 2011 Show ▼

8 Events in 2011 Show ▼

7 Best Buys of 2011 Show ▼

6 New Friends in 2011 Show ▼

5 Fave Places of 2011 Show ▼

4 Things to be Thankful for in 2011 Show ▼

3 Special People You Met in 2011 Show ▼

2 Memorable Lines Said to You in 2011 Show ▼

1 Word to Summarize 2011 Show ▼

Happy new year, everyone!

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I graduated 2 months ago. Last October 29 to be exact. Contrary to what you might be expecting to read here, my graduation wasn’t how I anticipated it to be. I have said my piece over at tumblr (not very friendly, btw) and I have moved on. Seeing the post-processed photos for the last time before I saved them for uploading reminded me of that bitter moment. Anyhoo, just like the usual, more photos after the jump!

Congratulations, Graduates!

Apparently, this is the only decent photo my brother got from the DSLR. According to my folks, somehow the camera stopped functioning at the beginning of the program. That was strike one for me. 

Fast forward to the end of the program, here are some photos with my blockmate and friends.

Edrik, Jortz and Drew

Lol Jortz. He does that pose on purpose, IDK why. I think he’s in New York right now, lucky him!

Jortz and Drew

And there’s that kissy pose too hahahahaha. I smell bromance. Why does Drew’s face look big here.

I can't even begin to describe my face here lolz

Lol hullo durrrrrrr (IDK the guy at the back haha!)

Hahahahaha

Now, of course my goal was to have more photo ops with my classmates, blockmates, etc. and talk to the profs and say a couple of nice words to them but SOMEONE was in a hurry to leave the place that he pushed me in the center during the photo-taking session with the family (part of the photo package that I paid for this graduation) just to have our turn even tho there’s a proper queue infront of us. What is rude?

That’s strike two, man.

At that point I was really pissed off and it really started to reflect on the photos (that I have here, thankfully the professional family portrait turned out great). Gee thanks for ruining, pissing all over and really just stomping around acting like a spoiled grown up man on MY DAY.

We took some photos outside PICC, which was really shitty because who the fuck wants photos next to some stupid wall when you can have the photos INSIDE the grad ceremony area and it would mean something more important. I only picked two because I looked decent (I think?) and uh, I like what I wore that day.

Alex, my mom and I

Paparazzi shot, hahaha.

Hmm, I noticed that the bruise on my leg is showing on the last photo. :\ I was trying to hide that away during the ceremony because people will keep asking me about it. FYI, I think I got it from playing w/ the dogs, y’know bumping to walls and such. =)) Actually there were two, the other one is on my thigh. Lol my legs looked a little battered then. They looked pretty bad during that time, too.

So that ends the PICC part of the photos. I specifically requested that we dine in this Korean restaurant in Makati but my dad forcedly took us to this “posh” Filipino cuisine restaurant in Greenbelt. I didn’t enjoy my lunch that much, unfortunately. In my defense, the restaurant where I wanted to eat was much cheaper so if he didn’t want us to eat there because it’s “expensive” then it’s not really a valid reason. Even I can afford to eat at that place by myself.

Look how displeased I was. HAHAHAHAHA.

Meh

What I had for lunch

On our way home I remembered that there’s a Conti’s restaurant so I insisted my mom to let me borrow some money so I can buy a box of Mango Bravo cake, a best seller of theirs. Good thing I remembered otherwise this day would’ve been a total flop.

Oh, I guess you were expecting to read a paragraph here that will make you teary eyed because I am very appreciative that I am finally finish with school. I could make one right now but after going through everything I just posted up there plus snippets of how unsatisfying the experience was (for me), I can only say so little about it. And I don’t think you’re up to it, maybe I’ve ruined your happy day already LOL.

I’m sorry but I can’t help it with the BV side comments. Talaga namang sira yung araw ko nung graduation day ko, eh. The photos say it all.

Yes, I am grateful that I made it this far. Yes, I am thankful for my parents for the support they’ve given me and the freedom of choice for letting me choose this course in the first place. I am thankful for the people, professors, friends, acquaintances I have met, known, became friends with throughout this so-called journey.

Apparently, one of yous had to shit all over this one day where I am supposed to feel the greatest. An event like this happens ONCE, and I am still very bitter about the way you acted and how you ruined things for me without even realizing it.

Edi sana hindi nalang pala sumama if you were going to act like this, diba?

Incase you are wondering, which I am assuming that you are.. I have been unemployed since October 29, and a proud bum. But I’m not really bumming around doing nothing. There’s more to do inside this house than you think.

I do chores, clean the house, and mostly take care of the dogs. What? No shame in doing that. Though, in the process of doing a lot of non-MMA things, I feel like I am losing my creative/artistic side. ) I do get little projects every now and then.

I like me some chores. Hahaha! Or just pretend that I am ‘freelancing’ for the meantime. I don’t feel like looking for a job yet. In short, I’m not ready.

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