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Gonna try to do a photodump post, hope I do it right! Please be nice. Hahahahaha, like I am asking for your criticism or approval of it! This week in photos:

Concert tickets!

I suppose I can say that this was the highlight of my week? I finally have tickets to the concerts of the bands I like who are going here in the next few months. Fun fact: the 30STM concert is on the day AFTER the Incubus concert. This should be fun (and tiring, I’m expecting!) and an awesome experience.

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Choc’late
May 8, 2011 post a comment
Post categories: Life / Photos / Summer —

My step brother (mom’s side) came home from Brunei 2 days ago. His visit was rather sudden because he just told us about it a few weeks ago, not only that but he was in a rush about it. Like, the first conversation he said he needed help in buying his plane ticket then the second conversation (this was all happening online, btw) was about hassling us to do this declaration form since it wasn’t his CC we used in buying his plane ticket but my mom’s.

But that’s not the case in point of this blog entry right here. I wanted y’all to know about one of the stuff he brought over as one of his pasalubongs to use (I suppose).

So, around 2AM I went out to look for food and found bags of foreign food items and coffee packs all scattered in a table. I don’t know what is it with the coffee in Brunei but of the coffee I tried was really tasty and effective. First off I don’t drink coffee. I can stay up without falling asleep, without the help of coffee. It must be the “vanilla” word plastered on the packaging that got my eye and decided to try it out. Lo and behold, I didn’t fall asleep that night. Really annoying because I had to wake up at 6AM for a 8AM class.

Trying to sleep after 2 hours had passed of drinking coffee was such a hassling experience. Obviously I couldn’t sleep, and the harder I tried, thoughts started floating around my head. Ugh I hate that feeling you get when you can’t sleep. You start thinking about things you did the day before, then you realize some things you did that you regret. I must’ve fallen sleep around 4AM? FFFFFUU.

BUT THIS NOT WHAT I AM TRYING TO TALK ABOUT HERE, I’M TALKING ABOUT THIS PRECIOUS PIECE OF INVENTION RIGHT HERE:

Chocola's

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Fish Twister!
March 29, 2011 post a comment
Post categories: Boredom / Life / Photos / School / Summer —

A few days ago, I ditched schoolwork and ran off to SM to meet with my friends for an afternoon snack at KFC. Atan was also back from the US. He’s only staying here for 20 days or so. Good thing he was available when Mavic invited him, haha. I thought it would be long but I was kind of disappointed that it was only a brief meetup. All in all it took maybe just 2 hours. We ate at KFC, accompanied our friend to the SM stationery department so she could buy supplies needed for school and headed to the snack area to buy some stuff.

As soon as I got outside the mall and went to the tricycle station, I noticed that the sun was still up. Well, I caught the last few minutes of it before sundown anyway.

Lots of photos under the cut~!

Atan, Carlo and I.

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Unexpected Turnout of Events
May 29, 2010 one comment
Post categories: Life / My Computer / Photos / School / Summer —

You know the feeling of getting used to how things usually turn out, so you don’t expect a change in it? I felt like that during my summer class and I wasn’t expecting a change in my ~~fail~~ streak.

The last time I took my Algebra subject for the x time was two years ago, I think? Yup, I think that was the time cause during my Junior year I got stellar grades.. hahaha. I was pretty confident that time that I was going to finally pass, and I really pushed myself to make an effort with all the requirements. Unfortunately by the end of the term, my prof didn’t see that effort and decided to fail me (again, but no, that wasn’t the previous prof who failed me, lol). Sans the violent reactions I wanted to say IHF, I just accepted my fate in a form of a cardboard paper, smiled (more like smirked, I hope) and went back to my seat.

Dunno, I really didn’t feel like crying (summady remind me how I reacted during that time).. but for sure I was pissed because: a) Frustrating educator; b) Always gave out the HARD problems for us to answer; c) Always favored the other half of the class who excelled in the subject (for fuck’ sake they were freshmen students, give us old timers some consideration.. obviously by that time our minds were wiped off of Math problems and the like).

Ah well, fuck ‘em all. Bee tee dubz, they got their ~*karma*~ some months later. TEEHEEE~

And then.. my decision to finally surrender, lower my pride and sign up for summer classes in 2010 came in. I have an iffy opinion when it comes to summer classes, but what choice do I have? I have to get over this subject soon or else I’ll be having more years to stay in this school if I don’t re-take it sooner.

Maybe it’s a blessing in disguise (lol.. sry), or just pure luck, but I heard that our summer break in 2010 will be around just two weeks.. so I thought “hey, it might be an easy pass after all!” but I assure you it was not easy. Would you believe me if I say that I prefer the treatment of my Algebra summer classes than the treatment of taking a back subject in three months (1 Trimester)? Yup, because in every meeting we had, it is equivalent to a one-week meeting already and also there were no “pauses” between our lessons so we don’t forget what we recently discussed easily.

I guess because I was too paranoid, scared and whatnot of failing again.. I really, really tried my best to understand every lesson. Every day for during those two weeks, I bonded with my scientific calculator and sheeeeeeets of yellow pad. I still have the small-ish stack of scratch papers in my room. Also, it was the only subject I had during summer, it was from 8am-1pm and yes I woke up early for it, everyday.

Part of the problem that I noticed with my re-takes in the past is that I take major subjects with this so that’s probably why I don’t get to concentrate on that subject seriously, and the computer!! I swear the computer is the biggest distraction ever. During my summer classes, I brought my laptop for diagnostics repair on purpose.. I only got it after my classes ended on the 22nd, hahaha.

Before this gets tl;dr for my daily and/or new visitors, here’s a summary of my first summer class I’ve ever had in my life.

I’m actually going to miss that class. Our prof was hilarious but the best prof I’ve encountered in Algebra, there was not one meeting that passed that we left the room in a bad mood, among other stuff.

My body clock was restored to normal in those two weeks, I got used to sleeping and waking up early without feeling a bit of laziness in the morning like I used to.

I learned the ‘concept’ of Algebra this time, I really did. I hope I don’t forget it soon.

I got the fair treatment that I didn’t get previously.. Really a good prof, goes over the lesson over and over again if we didn’t get it.

…..and the last one is epic, I swear… wait for it.

I found out that some of the stuff my previous prof taught us was WRONG, completely WRONG. I knew there was something fishy about all those lessons. First day of summer class, we were reviewed on some basic stuff and I already spotted one mistake from my old prof’s teachings. Lolbitch.

Ok I think that’s too much tl;dr now. BUT WAIT.. there’s more!

I posted this entry in my other blog.. last year.. don’t think for a second that I forgot about it.. it didn’t slip my mind!

party

And party was what I did after our last day in Algebra. I’ll be posting about it on my other, other blog. As soon as I get my arse off from procrastinating and upload the photos no matter how late it already is.

PS: I’ve been looking for an internship online since Wednesday and I’ve yet to send the requirements on the ones I liked.

STILL OPEN FOR FREELANCE WORK, just let me know.

Halfway There
April 4, 2010 5 comments
Post categories: Life / School / Summer —

I’ve been busy for the past couple of weeks (since when was I not busy? haha) juggling school work and doing my portfolio because next term I’ll be doing my OJT. The portfolio website is starting to come out great, but I’m not going to “publish” it just yet. There’s a lot of stuff that needs to be added and when it’s out I want it to be packed.

Most of the stuff I have there for now are the websites I worked on as requirements for my Web classes at school and a little bit (as in a small percentage of) freelance work, so little I can’t put them for portfolio display for some reason.. *cough*~~Would you like to be a part of my portfolio?~~*cough* I’ve received few web tasks to do here and there, and I’m still looking. My thoughts for now about looking for freelance jobs online are: BOY, NOBODY TOLD ME THIS IS NOT AN EASY THING TO DO!

For the most part, I’ve only tried to look for freelance jobs online.. but that’s only half of it. We also have to work for a company as part of it, and having insufficient knowledge when it comes to company jobs that puts me in n00b level.

We’re supposed to attend this seminar at school before we can apply to any company during the start of the term and it’s supposed to cover the basic etiquette of it, I suppose corporate attire, behavior, what to say and not to say are covered. But you know, there are still things that you need to know from people who’ve been in that road..

So what I’m trying to say is: Any tips for lil ol’ me who’s going to face the real (design company/firm) world (industry) soon? Do’s and dont’s in job interviews, mannerisms, the outfit, etc etc.?

Oh yeah, have I mentioned that I don’t have any break at all this summer? My classes are still on-going and after this term, I’ll have summer classes (on a subject that I’ll be retaking for the 3rd time ), and then AFTER that my 4th year in college begins, the same year I’ll be taking my OJT. The only break I’ll have the is the time I have every time I get home from school during my summer classes from 8AM-12:40PM.. I hope I can squish some freelance work/company hunting in that time.

And dear god, please let me pass that f’n subject this time. I remember the entry I made at my tumblr about having a party if I pass the subject. I’m not counting on it but there will be a celebration if it does happen.

Video editing class is OK.. I’m (finally but) slowly learning how to use Adobe Premiere. But it’s been confusing for me this past week cause of the topic that was given to me to shoot. We were assigned sounds to incorporate to our narrative videos but I can’t think of a story that’s suitable for the one that I got. Ah well, I’ll work on something tomorrow.

Gotta go back to trying to add more stuff on my portfolio! Oh, oh, refer me to your buddies who are looking for a web designer/developer as well! I also do other stuff besides web, which I will showcase on the portfolio…. soon.

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