sem-ender

[x] Worried about getting bullied by fratmen or getting killed in a riot.
[  ] Got bullied by fratmen or was killed in a riot.
[  ] Witnessed a riot.
[x] Watched the Oblation Run.
[  ] Made friends with a teacher.
[x] Was tricked as a freshman into attending a rally / prayer meeting.
[x] Wore red or black on one of those wear red or wear black days.
[  ] Wore red on Valentine’s Day.
[x] Wore black on Valentine's Day.
[x] Celebrated a birthday at Mang Jimmy's.
[x] Learned UP Naming Mahal.
[  ] Was an RA (registration assistant) or SA.
[  ] Lied or begged to an RA for a slot in class.
[x] Participated in a there's-only-one-more-slot-are you-feeling-lucky?
[x] Jogged around the campus.
[x] Visited the Vargas Museum.
[x] Knew at least one xerox lady, manong, or technician by name.
[  ] Attended university level graduation.
[x] Got an activist for a teacher.
[  ] Watched a La Salle vs. Ateneo UAAP game.
[  ] Watched a UP vs. any school basketball game.
[x] Studied in CASAA.
[  ] Studied in McDonald's or Jollibee Philcoa for one full night and bought just one regular-sized drink.
[  ] Studied along Katipunan.
[  ] Studied along Katipunan and affected the mannerisms of a stereotypical Atenean.
[x] Watch a play that's not required for Comm III.
[x] Went stargazing.
[x] Ate in Chocolate Kiss, Tea Room (in CHE) or Chateau Verde.
[x] Slept in the lib.
[  ] Struck up a conversation with a taong grasa.
[x] Wrote to/for the Collegian.
[x] Seriously pondered about the identity/ies of the people described in Eksenang Peyups.
[x] Went to the chapel.
[x] Got a pebble stuck in your shoe/slippers while walking in Sunken Garden.
[x] Cut class with your block to watch a movie.
[  ] Had a Voltes V for a teacher.
[  ] Took a class under Joseph Palis.
[  ] Lied to the transcript lady to get a transcript earlier than the standard 3 months.
[x] Went to a Freshman-only concert.
[x] Subsisted on just streetfood (fishballs, half footlongs, kwekwek, squidballs/rolls, mais, dirty ice cream) for a day.
[x] Learned how to smoke.
[x] Went on an out-of-town trip with blockmates or orgmates. (subic!)
[x] Fell in love.
[  ] Actually read the book you keep borrowing from the lib.
[x] Played cards during your free time.
[x] Dressed in business attire.
[  ] Sumabit sa jeep.
[  ] Got sung to or sung to someone in class during Valentine's day.
[x] Watched the Lantern Parade.
[x] Helped out a total stranger.
[x] Helped out a total stranger because he/she was hot.
[x] Learned to stay awake for more than 24 or 48 hours straight.
[  ] Got bullied by fratmen and feeling cool wannabe people who were actually losers.
[  ] Took Wednesday and/or Sat classes WILLINGLY.
[  ] Volunteered for the pahinungod.
[  ] Ate "tasteless white sauce" pasta from cock-a-noodle-doo.
[  ] Got a boyfriend/girlfriend.
[x] Took time to read the vandalism in the CR. (sa math. very interesting. XD)
[x] Watched a sexy art film for any GE class. (naki seat in pa ko hehe)
[x] Got held up or pickpocketed. (mi phone.. and ipod nano, bwiset)
[x] Felt depressed because you were not as good academically as you were in high school.
[x] Did a last minute paper.
[x] Had spent a lot for 1x1 ID pictures.
[x] Got exempted from final exams.
[x] Got exempted from a final exam but still took it.
[x] Attended a varsity pep rally.
[  ] Watched LIVE AIDS, Androgyny, Maskipaps or any well-known variety show.
[x] Promised to quit smoking.
[  ] Got into at least one (org- or council-sponsored) adventure race.
[x] Knew where the best restrooms are on campus.
[x] Joined an org.
[x] Allowed yourself to make mistakes.
[  ] Went to the gym in spite of having no PE class just to ogle varsity players/cute boys.
[x] Took summer classes.
[x] Admired the Oblation.
[  ] Made a video for a project. (pero indi ko project, helpful lang talaga or uto uto)
[x] Had a crush on a teacher.
[  ] Had a teacher who had a crush on/tried to court you.
[  ] Attended your ROTC Bivouac.
[  ] Faked sickness to get an absence excused.
[  ] Got your car scratched by one of those "Kuya bantayan ko kotse niyo" kids.
[x] Took a PE class where you had to pay for tuition (i.e. sportsclimbing, ten pin bowling, scuba diving, etc).
[x] Went to school in your crappiest yet most comfy clothes.
[x] Learned how to use the Bayantel pay phones.
[x] Participated in school activities.
[  ] Caught the UP Pep Tryouts.
[x] Dated someone from UP.
[x] Rode an IKOT and TOKI. (opkors)
[x] Found a tambayan.
[x] Went drinking at Sarah's.
[  ] Learned how to beg for a higher grade.
[x] Used your 6 allowable absences wisely.
[x] Lived in a dorm.
[  ] Volunteered to be beadle or go-to guy for your group / class.
[  ] Had the worst schedule.
[x] Realized that there really is just one coconut tree on the sunken garden
[   ] Not used up all 6 allowable absences.
[x] Ate in ISSI, Treehouse, Mama Thai's and other more obscure cafeterias.
[x] Ate food Aristocart-style.
[x] Is active in your org. (siguro?)
[x] Attended an ACLE.
[  ] Got as many app forms as you can during the job fair.
[x] Learned how to cram.
[x] Sold tickets for (or watch) an org-sponsored movie premiere.
[  ] Saved money to Xerox all of your seatmate's notes.
[x] Had accidentally seen a make-out session.
[x] Slept in class.
[x] Finished a homework/assignment/paper in the Shopping center or Philcoa.
[x] Had mountains of "unused" sample exams and/or old testaments.
[x] Resolved to be "better this semester".
[x] Slept during a test.
[x] Had groupmates from hell.
[x] Learned how to work with groupmates from hell.
[  ] Perfected the art of parking on campus.
[x] Had a bad encounter with one of the guards on campus.
[x] Developed a love for sisig.
[  ] Practiced those UP cheers in the first meeting for PE class.
[x] Looked at microfilms in the library or poked through archives.
[x] Reserved a classroom, AVR, etc. for a class or org function.
[x] Attended the UP Fair.
[x] Went to a library other than your own college's to research.
[x] Lost a perfectly functioning umbrella.
[x] Used consultation hours properly.
[x] Went to the Guidance Office for real, heart-to-heart guidance.
[x] Went to the infirmary.
[x] Attended class with a hangover.
[x] Drink beer or alcohol while inside UP grounds. (lambanog, sa main lib)
[x] Walked all the way to Philcoa or Katipunan from UP.
[  ] Buy frogs from NSRI or a Bio department.
[x] Maxed out on the 6 allowed unexcused absences but DID NOT drop.
[  ] Got invited or pursued by a sorority or fraternity.
[x] Wore slippers to school.
[  ] Had a professor who smoked in class.
[  ] Got diagnosed by the Infirmary as pregnant or infected with STD.

Shuffle

Put your iPod/Media Player/Limewire on shuffle songs.
For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
You must write that song name down no matter how silly it sounds.

1. IF SOMEONE SAYS "YOU'RE HOT" YOU SAY?
beep-pcd

2. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LIFE?
dangerous-akon

3. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
maybe-secondhand serenade

4. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE LONG GOAL?
stay close don’t go-secondhand serenade

5. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
chiksilog-kamikazee

6. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
don’t let the sun go down on me-elton john & george michael

7. WHAT DO YOU OFTEN THINK ABOUT?
glamorous-fergie

8. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON WHO LIKES YOU?
promiscuous-nelly furtado

9. WHAT DOES YOUR BEST FRIEND ALWAYS SAY TO YOU?
just friends-jonas brothers

10. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
jenny-the click five

11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SAYING?

don’t stop the music-rihanna

12. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
x&y-coldplay

13. YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?
didn’t know I was looking for love-sitti

14. YOUR BEST PHYSICAL TRAIT?
murder she wrote-shabba ranks

15. THE NEXT THING YOU'LL SAY TO YOUR CRUSH?
over my head-the fray

16. WHAT YOU SECRETLY THINK OF THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO...
cinderella under the umbrella- rihanna ft. chris brown

17. AND THE FORTUNE COOKIE SAID...
clumsy-fergie

18. MOST INNAPROPRIATE THING TO SAY IN BED?
girlfriend-avril lavigne

19. WHAT PHRASE BEST EXPLAINS YOUR CURRENT MOOD?
decode-paramore

20. WORST CLUBBING SONG?
I could not ask for more-edwin mccain

21. WHAT WILL PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
you give love a bad name-bon jovi

22. WORST SONG TO BE PLAYED ACOUSTIC?
angel to you, devil to me-the click five

23. HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR BEST FRIEND...
over you-daughtry

24. HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT SCHOOL...
feelin’ so good-jlo

25. YOUR FIRST LOVE?
rehab-rihanna

26. YOUR PARENTS?
tripping-robbie williams

27. THE MOST ANNOYING NOISE?
inside your heaven-carrie underwood

28. HOW OFTEN DO YOU SHOWER?
california-phantom planet

29. THE NEXT THING YOUR LOVER WILL SAY TO YOU...
infatuation-maroon 5

30. SONG YOU'D MOST LIKELY HEAR IN A RETIREMENT HOME?
dance like there’s no tomorrow-paula abdul

Funny Scary Puppy

I came across this scary but funny puppy at Salvador Street in KNL. As I accompanied some friends home at that street, I walked along the street to make a left turn at the end. I saw a man who seemed to can’t get away from his dog who wouldn’t let him go. The puppy kept biting at his pants and he can’t move from his place. As I approached them, the dog noticed me and then he headed for me. To my surprise, he started biting the bottom of my pants! I was scared shit! I’m not afraid of dogs but this puppy is a very aggressive one! Good thing I was wearing baggy pants and so he can bite something. What if I had shorts on? What would he bite on? Scary.

I was trapped there for seemed like an eternity. I didn’t know what to do! I kept on walking slowly but he wouldn’t get off me. There are a few bystanders but they were not helping me. And I was sort of smiling as this happened because of the funny situation—a puppy biting on you. I tried walking back to the corner but he really wouldn’t get off me. Then a girl came in my direction. She’s my savior because when the dog saw her, it went to her new host. And I was free! I walked away from that street and smiled as I distanced myself from that funny dog.

That was really funny, although scary at first. I didn’t think of hurting the dog because he might bite back harder. It’s also amusing that he does not stay at one person; he quickly transfers to another when he sees one. Whose dog could he be? Well if it’s a joke, it’s not funny. Some people are really scared of dogs, even little ones.

I wonder who he’s biting right now….

Punung-punu na ang pantog ko!

It was like my worst day as a commuter! All the transportation inconveniences in one day! Especially during the only time that my urinary bladder is really really really full!

So I was going back to Manila after I spent the last weekend before the second semester officially starts. My uncle’s going to Lucena so I decided to go with him and catch a bus in Lucena rather than in Sta. Cruz (although it’s more expensive). At least I got a free ride! And besides the road along the Sta. Cruz route is under construction=hassle.

Too bad I didn’t eat lunch before I left so I had to eat at the Grand Terminal. I even bought junk food and soda before I boarded the bus. It was going to be a long ride. A local Rudy Fernandez movie was on the screen. I remember buying some stuff sold by the vendors who go inside the jeepneys.

During the trip, a woman sat beside me. Later she rose up and started preaching at the front of the bus. WOW. Just WOW. She talked about God and the people who are not yet believing in Him. And more about salvation and how we should be doing good deeds to others. Whatever. And then came the small white envelopes. I pretended to be asleep. Good thing. She missed me. Haha. Then she left. What do you think of these modus operandis? Are they real or not?

The trip seemed to take too long, there’s traffic. It stopped at a checkpoint before the SLEX for a routine inspection by some soldiers. And then it hit me; the feeling of a full bladder. In most cases I can control it. But for this instance I thought that I can’t hold it for long. So I was really eager to reach Cubao and go home and pee. But we haven’t even had our first stop yet!

So I waited and waited. This was so hard because there is traffic and I really really need o pee. If I could just go out and pee somewhere, I would have done that. But that would be a loss for me because I paid for the fare until Cubao.

And then a problem. We were stopped by the MMDA at Buendia. I don’t know why but that had f***ing delayed the trip more. And it made me really agitated. But I was keeping my cool. Thankfully we were let go and we continued on the trip. But then when we reached Megamall, we were stopped again by the MMDA. Obviously for the same reason. I think it was because the f***ing driver did not drive at the right lane. He wouldn’t f***ing stay in the yellow lane. And he’s complaining why does the MMDA always stop the bus. It’s because you don’t follow the f***ing rules! A**hole! You’re the reason why it causes us, the commuters inconvenience!

I couldn’t take it anymore (the delay and my exploding bladder) so I went out of the bus and looked for the nearest restroom. All I know is the Megamall so I headed there. Even walking was hard for me because of my bladder. I had to walk really fast. I passed by the MRT but proceeded because they might not have a restroom for pedestrians. I headed directly to the mall in agony. I asked the guard where the restrooms are and he pointed to the right. I asked another and she told me that it was at the lower groundfloor. Oh Great! So I went there and squirted all the liquid inside my bladder.

While doing that, I was feeling kinda tired.  It’s like my whole body is losing its energy as I was peeing. I had to control the process because the liquid is coming out a t a very fast rate. It’s like a peed a gallon of urine. It’s like I was drained, literally and figuratively. I had to find a place to sit. I found the Foodcourt and rested for a few minutes. Good thing I was able to regain my strength. I had to go home. I was thinking if I’m going to ride the MRT or bus to Philcoa. I saw the MRT train and it was full of passengers. It’s around 4pm at that time; the rush hour is just starting. I decide to ride the bus instead. I had a good place in the bus. But it was an ordinary-fare bus so it was hot. There were many passengers and one has been saying that he will disembark at GMA. But the conductor was not hearing him. Only then when the bus had gone beyond GMA that the bus stopped, the passenger murmuring his grumble. The conductor explained that we should say “para” way before we reach the place, so that there is allowance for the bus to stop. Well, he’s right. And I think that if you want to stop at your destination, please signal the conductor or driver by speaking loud enough for them to hear.

I get irritated when people say “para” with a very soft voice that the driver could barely hear and expect that he heard it. Please people, say your “para” loud enough!

Well, I got home safe and sound anyway, but very tired.