Finals

Lookie what I did with Meme Generator!

Ha! Well, that's just about it. To all students out there whose final examinations are coming, may you be an Isko from UP, an Atenista, a Lasalista, a Thomasian or any college student for that matter, be strong, have faith and study hard. Even if you have piles of homeworks to do like I do, keep calm and finish them all. Don't let your inner demons turn you into a lazy bone. We can do this!

And this is what I do to when I'm supposed to finish my pile of school work. Teehee.

Fantastic Flying Books

Here's a copy of this year's Academy Award winner for Animated Short Film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Enjoy!

Ever since I heard it during the Awards night, I wanted to watch it so bad that I am becoming impatient for summer vacation to start. Fortunately, I have found this link in YouTube. A big thanks to Sheena Mae Amit for sharing it in Facebook. Air hugs and kisses to you, Sheena!

Now, about the film. I do not want to spoil it to everyone so I'll just say two things I got from the film. First, books give color to your life. Second, never give up on anything you do.

By the way, you might want to bring some tissue because there might be water works along the way. Trust me, I know.

A Night of KontraKultura

Before the month ends, I want to share some photos of what I'd like to think as the highlight of this month, and probably one of the nights I shall cherish as a college freshman.

You see, UP-Diliman held its annual UP Fair on February 14 to 18 at the Sunken Garden. Each night was sponsored by organizations, fraternities, sororities and what-not. As in any fair, there were concerts, food, anything-for-sale bazaars and rides (the perya way). I was not fortunate to ride the Ferris wheel, Space Shuttle or whatever rides there were. But I am happy to have stood in the middle of the Sunken Garden with hundreds of people to watch bands after bands on a Wednesday night, a school night. I do not regret staying up late on a school night.

So there I was enjoying the KontraKultura concert, taking pictures of the many celebrities on stage, including Gary V, Yeng Constantino and Spongecola. I want to shout a big THANK YOU to Nikki Tan for lending me her DSLR for the night (though longer lenses would have been nicer in my spot in the crowd). The concert and the camera made me a happy child that night.

It's the KontraKultura: A Date with Destiny.

Le Kalay Wacky Friday

Finding free time for me is hard, especially during the previous weeks when I have long exams, quizzes, plates and data sheets to face. I was not only busy with acads stuff but with events in my dorm and in my school.

Our dorm held the Kalayaan Residence Hall Week (Kalay Week, in short) from February 7 to 11. Themed after the movie "No Other Woman", Kalay Week was baptized as "No Other Dorm". Our house council prepared different events for each day, like eating contests, open house and, a Kalay trademark, the Wacky Friday. Wacky Friday is the day when most, if not all, residents of the dorm wear anything and everything, as long as it is not nothing. We go around campus in our wacky outfits. We even had a parade around our academic oval.

Here are some pictures of Wacky Friday, most of them I took.

(Part of the) Wacky Friday Parade

A Photo Show and Tell

I feel that I owe my sister some love for her birthday.

Last night, I was not able to hug and kiss her because she was just on her way home from a trip. But I was able to text her at a little passed midnight. I hope she felt the sincerity.

I woke up this morning and saw her sleeping in our room. They might have arrived when I was sleeping. We did not get to have much time together. I was preparing to leave because I had to go back to my dorm in the UP Campus.

Before leaving, I woke her up to tell her that I have to go. At the door, I gave her my gifts: a template "Happy Birthday" greeting, a hug and a kiss on the cheek. Wait, it was more of a cheek-to-cheek thing. Was that enough?

Ain't A Song About Love

Recent status updates by my Facebook friends show mixed emotions about tomorrow. There are those who are super excited to spend time with their love ones and paint the town red. They really want to spread the love. A couple of couple friends make it a special occasion. On the other hand, there are those, such as I, who keep tomorrow as ordinary as possible. I am not bitter (well, maybe for my Chemistry long exam earlier) nor philophobic. I just have no obligation to keep a certain someone feel loved for one day. But mind you, if I have a special one, I would not need Valentine's Day to show how much I appreciate and care for him, right? There are certainly many days in a year for that.

Moving on... All the single ladies (and gents), put your hands up!

I have been listening nonstop to Joseph Vincent's S.A.D. in YouTube after my depressing Chemistry long exam (which I do not want to talk about). His song was like an anti-depressant. Honestly, I can partially relate to its lyrics. And I am sure many others can, too. V-Day makes singledom a little bit more obvious. And as the song says, Valentine's Day is Single Awareness Day. On another note, the song has this nice tune that I can't help but be LSS-ed.


Joseph Vincent has many other songs, so I hope you guys can also check out his official YouTube channel and listen to his other songs. By the way, he has a cover of Parokya ni Edgar's Gitara for all the Filipinos.

Here comes February

It's that time of the year again when florists' sales go up, chocolates and candies go off the shelves, and the lovebirds paint the town red. Yes, it is February. And yes, 13 nights to go and it is Valentine's Day, the day of the hearts, the day of dates, the day of that four-letter word that makes the world go whoosh! LOVE. Yipee! (Though I really prefer thinking Christmas as the Day of Love.)

Whew! It seems that we have just ushered in 2012 yesterday and now we are into the second month. How time flies by when you are having fun with sky high piles of school work to finish, right? But, hey, let's not start the month ranting about my life, shall we?

Just Test Takers Passing

I was one of the lucky people who first shared the link in Facebook and spread the word that the UPCAT results finally came out. I have checked the results and so far most of the people I knew who took UPCAT passed. I just don't know whether it is their first choice or last. But even so, CONGRATULATIONS, future freshies!

Just about this time last year, I got excited with all the test  results coming out. Boy, I was so happy head over heals when I saw my names in every results site of the entrance tests I took. After getting the results, I had the time of my life deciding where to study.

Pasalubong Festival 2012

My body is sore, I want my voice back, I have a stuffy nose and a mountain of schoolwork that should be finished tonight, or before day break tomorrow. But before I write speeches, journals and a kick-arse formal report on an experiment, I would like to share yesterday's highlights.

Kalayaan Residence Hall, my dorm in UP, held a Pasalubong Festival (Pasa Fest, in short) yesterday where dormers brought the specialties of their regions. Pasalubong is a Filipino term for a traditional homecoming gift, so everything yesterday was given for free to everyone, dormers and visitors alike.

Happiness

Have you seen this?

When I first saw this commercial in the idiot box, tears blurred my vision. At first I thought it was a teaser for a new film. But then, a Coca-Cola billboard appeared and it hit me: here's another of Coke's advertisements with a twist.