October 1st, 2008

On the Merry-Go-Round

I've recently discovered the source of my procrastination: my mood.

The mood swings that I was so proud not to have? I have them... and in majorly lethal doses. I guess I was in denial of the fact that I do have them. Also, the simplicity of my mood swings perhaps contributed to my denial: what I want, I will get, and what I don't, I will avoid.

I don't get why people can't accept the reason, "because I want to" or "because I don't want to." They always look for another, more unselfish reason that is more acceptable in their world. Well, wake up and smell the roses. Everyone is selfish and even wanting a more unselfish reason is selfishness in your part. Besides, being selfish is not exactly a bad thing.

Anyway, back to mood swings.

I get in a certain depression mode sometimes, especially when I detect a lot of stress-related activities looming over my head. In these moments, I get physically sick, feel more lethargic than usual, and crave a lot of comfort food. Most of the time, I just want to SLEEP. Therefore, I DON'T DO ANYTHING USEFUL AT ALL. Escapism, anyone? The thing is, it usually lasts a week and I'm over it and get back on track. It depends on the level of my depression though so sometimes it's shorter, sometimes it's longer.

So that's my mood swing system. And the main source of my procrastination.

The key to solving this is for me to be HAPPY.

...

...

Ha. No wonder.

Reminds me of my housing class, where we detected all the problems... but the answers are so vague and impossible. Ha. Ha.

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One thing that WILL make me happy though (even for a little while) will be Hayao Miyazaki's new uber cute movie under studio Ghibli, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. Soooo kawaii!! I want a copy, dammit!!!

 

Ponyo poster

Currently listening to: Ponyo theme song
Currently watching: ponyo trailer
Currently feeling: moody
Posted by crazytesuka at 02:23 PM | 4 WHOOOO!

September 24th, 2008

UP Profs Quotable Quotes

*disclaimer: This was sent to me through email. I honestly don't know most of these professors pero sobrang nakakatawa lang! hahahaha! Have a good read! ^_^

UP Professors' Quotable Quotes

"The aim of policy making is to invoke action! Because action speaks
louder than words! You do not just say I love you. You say: If you
love me, enter me! "
- Dr. Alfonso Pacquing

"Class, next week na lang ung result sa exam nyo. I am having a hard
time checking it. I will seek first the divine guidance on what to do
about it. Class dont worry about your grade. Let me worry about it."
- Sir de jesus, envi sci 1

(valentines day)
"Ano ba yan? Students ba kayo ng UP? Bakit ang bababa ng scores niyo?
Siguro wala kayong date ngayong valentines kaya ganito kayo. Losers!!!
When i was your age i had a date. Hindi ba naapektuhan ng UP FAIR
euphoria ng grades niyo? Parang di kayo masaya..."
(sabay matching tapon ng quizzes sa sahig)
"I won't record this. Go find a date."
(sabay walk out.)
- Sir Doliente, BA

Ma'am: Many people believe that we, psychology graduates can read minds...
(silence)
Actually, we can.
Class: Weh.. Sample..
Ma'am: Right now, you think that I'm bluffin
- Ma'am Chei Billedo, Psych

"I don't give surprise long exams. all exams are announced. Halimbawa,
Class, mageexam tayo, NGAYON NA!"
- Ma'am Chei

"The human body is 70% water. Kaya wala kayong kasaysayan lahat. Pag
may kaaway ka, sabihin mo sa kanya, TUBIG KA LANG!!!
- Dr. Recio


"Oo, nagpapaulan ako ng uno... baket? aanhin ko ba nun? di naman ako
yayaman dun."
- Sir Atoy Navarro, histo I

(commenting on a thesis of a senior student)
'Yang thesis mo? .. Mamamatay ka!! Mamamatay ka!!'
- Dr. llanes, UPM.

"Nasa bandang gilid ang fallopian tube. Kaya kung gusto niyong
magka-anak ng asawa niyo, dapat nakatagilid kayo habang gumagawa."
- Ma'am Meggie, Zoo 10

"Last sem was the first time that I gave a grade of 5, and it felt good!!!"
Prof Goldie, Comm II, circa 1998, first day of class

atheist ako, pero pag nasa bahay, nagro rosary kami ng Nanay ko, eh
kung magalit sa kin yun.
- Socio 11 Prof

"you do not fall in love; you rise in love. That's how you love rationally."
- Dr. FG david

"Try to die! Try to die!"
- sir billones, on a student who is palpitating while taking the exam.
He claims that after incident refreshed na lagi yung estudyante. If I
know, pag naaalala ng estudyanteng yun yung moment na yun, kaya siya
laging refreshed, kasi natatawa siya pag naaalala niya iyon.

"Anong molars? You don't say molars because it is an adjective! Do you
say beautifuls?"
- ma'am ilao, to a student who said "n molars"

"Kahit magpakamatay ka pa di mo masasagot yang problem set na yan
dahil pang-157 (phy chem II) yan!"
- ibid

"Do not memorize! Analyze!"
- doc nic, advising us, her students never to memorize reaction mechanisms

"Kaya nga ideal eh, hindi siya nangyayari sa totoong buhay. Pero an
approximation is good enough"
- sir engle, on ideal and real systems

"Don't take the BAR and yourselves too seriously. baka mabalitaan
nalang namin na nag-o-oral summation kayo sa Luneta. O
lumulutang-lutang sa Pasig River. Enjoy yourselves, relax, and read at
least 15 hours a day. Nakakabobo ang sobrang tulog. MAg relax ka
habang nagbabasa. Magrelax habang nagmi-memorize. "

"Pag nananaba ka sa oras ng exams, ibig sabihin di ka papasa."

"Oh the BAR isn't scary. It's terrifying. It might even kill you."

and the unforgettable: "Wow. Rape-able." and "Stand up Miss ___ so
that I might see the contours of your body."

alternately encouraging and disheartening ang drama nitong prof na'to.

Ito naman from our Prof. Ancient:
"Mga engineers? Nako. Bihira pumapasa sa BAR."

"UP ka nag-undergrad? Bright ka ba?"

"Sa mga taga-UP lang ako bilib eh. Pagpasok nila sa lawschool, hindi
sila disoriented. Bilib ako sa study habits na meron yang mga batang
yan. Some of them look like they eat kamote thrice a day, pero ang
utak, di ututin!" (ewan ko kung matutuwa ako dito o hindi)

sabi ng aming dean who is 80 yrs old, "class you're laughing now, but
i will predecease you all"

prof: O, meron na bang nakapunta sa inyong XXX
class: (tahimik)
prof: (medyo nadisappoint) Ano?! Puro na lang ba kayo aral? Aral na
lang kayo ng aral, ha? Wala na kayong napupuntahan kakaaral niyo!

same prof: Nakita niyo na ba ang Hoover dam?
class: (tahimik uli)
prof: Hehehehe, ang yabang ko talaga!

Second day of classes
Same Prof: (kinuha ang box ng colored chalks) Ano ba naman ito...
(tapos iniitsa sa lamesa yung mga dark colored chalks)
class: (tahimik na nagmamasid)
Prof: Class, sulatan niyo ang manufacturer ng chalk na ito, at
sabihing tanggalin na ang mga walang kwentang kulay na ito... brown,
green, violet. hindi makikita ito sa board. Convince them
class: (tahimik at gulat)
Prof: and .25 incentive sa final grade niyo!

terror prof after an exam (last day na din ng class..): ok class.. see
you next sem!

"Ateneo is not a university, it's a diploma mill. Bakit ba nakangiti
pa mga estudyante dyan kapag lalabas sila ng gate nila, hindi ba nila
nalalaman ang nami-miss nila sa edukasyon?"

"The more wisdom you obtain, the more you shut your mouth. This is
because the more that you learn, the more you realize that there are
even more things that you do not know. The true mark of an idiot is a
loudmouth, the true mark of a wise man is humility"
- Paraphrased galing kay PI100. Puta best prof sa CAL.


"IE? Di naman engineering yun e"
-Thesis adviser

Classmate: Ma'am, pwede po bang next week na kami mag report?
Ma'am: Alam mo, God is good. And I am God. So yes, pwede next week.

galing kay sir U eliserio during creative writing class...
"try everything once except incest"

and one day pumasok ng room, galit na galit. hinagis ang bag sa table,
nagwawala sa harap ng room dahil hindi daw nasagot ng previous class
niya ang question niya. kaya dapat daw masagot namin, ang makasagot
may plus points. kapag walang makasagot, lagot kami. ang tanong....
"class, sinong lalaking artista dun sa TV show na wonder years"?

"Mamatay na mangopya..."
saka
"Ang hindi maka-100, bobo!".

"im gay. so gay i could show you my penis because it is but an
accessory to my body"
- jean navera, spcm1

FIRST DAY OF CLASSES: "Kung may boyfriend o girlfriend kayo na hindi
taga-UP, hiwalayan niyo na agad. Walang pupuntahan yan. Hindi kayo
magkaka-intindihan. Tapos yung mga anak niyo, magiging bobo. Gusto
niyo ba yun?"

ANOTHER PROF: "Hoy girls, wag kayong kukuha ng boyfriend dito sa UP.
Pare-parehas tayong mahirap dito. Kumuha kayo ng mayaman. 80% of the
child's intelligence comes from the Mother naman eh. Kayo guys, wag
kayo kukuha ng bobong babae. Kahit matalino kayo, magiging bobo anak
niyo."

"Class, Chinatown is not in China. And Ateneo de Manila University is
not... a university."

STUDENT: Sir, pwede po magpa-sit in yung friends ko?
PROF: From what school are they?
STUDENT: St. Scho po.
PROF: "Go ahead. So they'll realize what they're missing. St. Scho,
St. Scho... eskwelahan na ba yun sa inyo?!"

sa PHILO:
"I THINK THEREFORE I AM FROM UP!"

"Class, kaya mahal ang bayad sa mga professors sa ibang school kasi
ang bobobo ng mga estudyante dun. Dyuskoh, I used to teach there... at
lumuluha talaga ako ng dugo bago maintindihan ng mga students yung
sinasabi ko. Ang mahal nga ng bayad, magkakasakit ka naman sa panga
kakaulit ng lessons! Wag na lang! Dito na ko sa UP, at least
nagkakaintindihan tayo. Diba?"

Dahil kami ang mga huling estudyante ni Dr. David at mahal na mahal
namin siya, nag-compile kami dati ng mga quotable quotes mula sa
kanya. Ito ang ilan:
"Meanings we find are the meanings we make."
"WHAT YOU LEARN IN UP IS TO GO ON AND NEVER GIVE UP. THAT IF THERE BE
ONE PERSON LEFT STANDING, LET IT BE ME. LET ATENEO FALL FIRST BEFORE
UP..."
"The measure of a man is how many doors he has opened to other people,
especially to those he doesn't know."
"To be born is to die. In between they grow and multiply like flies.
6.2 billion people in the world. Kadiri, ano?"
"Why not life? Why call it soul? Call a spade a spade."
"Earth is the only heaven we can know."
"religion is a successful economic institution"
"Do not live long enough to be worthless."
"Domestication of the human male is one of the greatest achievement of
the human race."
"I do not know many. I only know enough to teach my classes."

"We do not accept anyone here in class except for those who are
members of a certain minority group. For example, gays are part of a
minority group, bakla ka ba? If you admit to this class that you are
gay, then I'll admit you"
- Prof "hail to the chair", to a guy student na nagpre-prerog

"kapatid ng sinungaling ang magnanakaw.
"ergo, gma's marriage to mike arroyo is null and void ab initio."
consti law class, 1st sem, AY 2005-06

"running for summa ka? mapapagod ka lang."

"Si Miriam, crush ko 'yun dati. Muntikan na maging kami, kaso nasiraan
ng ulo, kaya 'yun, iba ang asawa ko."

"Class, gusto ko kayong i-train na mag-English, so when you're here in
class, magsalita kayo ng English! Ako lang ang exempted dahil matanda
na ako at ako ang teacher!"

Ma'am Vitriolo (2nd to the last meeting)
Okay class, next week, we start the lecture proper.

more of Ma'am Ilao
"Hindi mahirap makakuha ng UNO sa class ko. yung gumradweeeyt last
year na Magna Cum Laude ng Biochem, uno siya sakin sa Chem 18"

Sabi ng Prof ko dahil may kaklase akong recite ng recite w/o raising her hand
"I think this is the first time i have a student w/ tourette in my class..."
Recite parin ng recite yung student
"Wow the ejaculatory comments just don't stop!"

from my socsci1 prof last sem: "Birds of the same feather FLOCK
together...don' t forget the L".

"I'll strangle you, strangle you really hard, smack right in your
jugular (pause ng mga 5 seconds), you do know where your jugular is?"

"Be ready with your speech because I am going to lambaste you!"
-namutla nalang yung classmate kong freshie after hearing sir navera
sa spcm 1 namin

'bakit parang napakaligaya ng klase niyo? maging sad naman kayo, 5
mins.' - prof ko sa math 100.

"well of course when you sell your soul you have to make an elaborate
justification to make yourself feel good."
-Sir Walden Bello, Socio 127, this sem
^grabe ang galing ni sir bello. nakakaamaze.

"ano bang natapos mo? italian 8?"

"punyetissima! " (sosyal pati mura italian!)

"look at me i'm 433 years old pero ang lakas lakas ko pa. eh kung
walang gulay eh di kakain na lang ako ng damo. kung wala eh di tubig,
kung wala mag-ipon na lang ako ng laway."
-Sir Tiamson, Italian 11, this sem

When you graduate, then you begin to live.
-Dr. Carmen Jimenez, Psych 118

from Prof Soresca in my spanish 1 class
Prof:"Mr. Gatbunton, why are you late?!"
Student:"Sorry Mam, galing pa ako Las Pinas."
Prof: "Ladies, don't marry somebody from Las Pinas because they have
bamboo organs!!"

"there are only two countries who still use Fahrenheit.. the United
States of America and Liberia... a pathetic country in africa"
- Sir Argete

Marx is more Christian than Christ and Christ is more Marxist than Marx.
- Sir Lanuza.

May kaklase ako, may jowang taga Ateneo
"Ateneo? How could you love someone from the Ateneo? "

sa geol11, ayaw mag-recite ng mga classmates ko..
sabi ni ma'am cathy
"wag na mahiya, you have nothing to lose but your face.."

si sir agapito..habang 2nd exam at malakas ang ulan..
"ang lakas ng ulan, ayos yan at least hindi halata pag umiiyak.."

Class: Sir, sa exams po ba nagbibigay kayo ng partial points?
Prof: Hmm, if I see partial wisdom.

"It's okay to smoke inside my class. As long as you don't breathe it
out." -Dr. Obsioma, Biodiversity

"Oh, this is good. It's poetic because it's perfectly stupid." -
Ricardo de Ungria last week on my classmate's work.

Prof: Did I remind the class last meeting that we're going to have an
exam today?
Class: (dead air)
Prof: Ok, it seems I forgot to remind the class that we're going to
have an exam today. I'm giving you five minutes then to buy a
bluebook. We're going to have an exam today.

sir tiamson (span 11)
"ayan, di ka makasagot. yung bakal sa ngipin mo naapektuhan na yung
pagsasalita mo"

 

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Add ko lang:

Sir Espina: "Class, you should bring your boyfriend/girlfriend to the lagoon and have fun there!"

(after discussing the toilet) "Isn't it a beauty, class? Hehehehe."

*AHAHAHAHAHAHA!* Winner si Sir!!! CUTE! ^_^

 

Currently listening to: Duffy
Currently reading: emails
Currently feeling: smiling sickly
Posted by crazytesuka at 02:58 PM | 1 WHOOOO!

September 6th, 2008

A-S-S-U-M-E

ANG KAPAL NG MUKHA NIYA!!!!

Seriously though, all I can do is laugh my head off at those ridiculous assumptions. It's actually funny! hahahaha!

 

Well, let's see. I'm a fair person. I won't judge right away (okay, maybe I already did, but not outwardly). Nothing happened anyway so why make a big deal out of it? Well, if anything does happens, I'm ready with a knowing smirk on my mouth and a glint of challenge on my eyes.


*mwahahahahahahah!*

 

Seriously though, it's ridiculous! Hahahahaha!



*sigh*

I over react sometimes, I think, especially about him. I'm kind of in the process of training him to loosen up 'em chains. I guess that was my fault in the first place, over-spoiling him. And now that the honeymoon phase is wearing off, I wanted to at least have parts of my old life back - you know, the parts without him. This has been a struggle since the beginning (I never wanted to rely on him or to be used to the idea of him always being there), and I was emotionally violent in my approach - all I ever thought was myself. I burst for no reason at all (in his point of view), and I say a lot of excuses. No more, no more.


Now, I guess it's about time I use the more the more practical methods that will be easily understood. I think it's better to go straight to the point and persist (and resist his pout-fest). Simple and straightforward. So far, it's kind of working but of course, problems do arise. But I won't run away. If I realize at the end that I have done everything I could and nothing's working, then I'll know that he's not for me. But if I stop here in the middle full of complaints and not even putting enough effort to understand him and myself, I'll have regrets later on.


After all, even if i don't understand it, I do love him.


So, fighting! ^_^

Currently listening to: jimmy eat world
Currently watching: hotaru no hikari
Currently feeling: practical
Posted by crazytesuka at 09:23 AM | 6 WHOOOO!

August 9th, 2008

It's Indie Rock n' Roll for ME!

There really is something about hot singers with black eye liners. *droool*

brandon flowers with eyeliner!

Presenting Brandon Flowers. Funny name but one of my favorite eye-liner-lover hotties... among others that I PERSONALLY KNOW *cough cough* (hehehe...). I felt quite a bit nostalgic when I saw him and his band, The Killers in channel V. Favorite song of theirs is Mr. Brightside.  I really love jealousy-filled songs. hahahaha!

*sigh* I miss The Killers. Wala lang.

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Ugh, It's a saturday and I refused to see him. Instead of meeting up with him, I stayed at home and read manga the whole day. HEHEHEHE. I feel a bit guilty but oh well. Just wanted to ease this smothered feeling off my chest.

I just realized earlier - it's our anniversary next month. HOLY SCHMOLY.

I can't believe we lasted this long. Geesh, I wasn't even that serious about him in the first place. And to tell the truth, I'm still kind of iffy about this whole relationship thing. Breaking up definitely came to mind more than a couple of times but there's just this thing that prevents me from making the cut.  I don't know... I guess I just wanted to see what happens. And then before I knew it, it's almost a year. Damn.

Tal and I started talking a bit. I was stressing out about how demanding he is (as opposed to the quite hilarious perception at the tambayan that he wasn't making time for me, che, mga tsismoso) along with this whole thesis crap and a racket. She told me that she turned down this guy because she wanted to concentrate on her thesis; this led me to think about my situation, of breaking up because of my priorities - an idea that has been running around in my mind since summer. The evil girl self was reasoning out that he's just a burden, that he can't even help me out in any way, and that he'll might really bring me down because of his demands. On the other hand, I guess he's a good distraction when I wanted/needed one, and he's always there as moral support. Hah. What a poor argument, the latter is (ugh, whay am I doing yoda talk?!). Practical person that I am, I agreed with evil girl self and decided to break the ties. Unfortunately, it's easier said than done. And everytime I started to place myself into the break-up mode, when we start to talk I always falter. Why is that??

Hm. Mixed feelings sucks big time.

Heh. I think I REALLY REALLY NEED Sarah's now. A glass of wine at home isn't enough. I think I haven't been there in about a month or something. Withdrawaaaaaal.

puchang lablyp. rakenrol!

 

Currently listening to: The Killers
Currently reading: Just finished: Tokyo Crazy Paradise
Currently watching: Channel V
Currently feeling: Shaken, not stirred
Posted by crazytesuka at 02:22 PM | 11 WHOOOO!

August 7th, 2008

I want to be a Robot

Ostracized - I felt something akin to this a few days ago. A high school feeling that I never wanted to feel again. Unfortunately, in this world, high school is just the beginning.

I never knew it would affect me this much. I shouldn't have cared; but the feeling of being unwanted - of being such a useless and an unnecessary entity in their world - was very persistent.  I suddenly found myself being surrounded by them only to be ignored. Even the small courtesy of sharing some information just for my general knowledge of things going on around me was overlooked. Was it because I wasn’t qualified? That I was lacking in many ways? Was it a personal grudge by one of them? Astonished, I focused my interest on something else, stopping the ugly growing thing inside of me at that moment. And now, it all comes out.

I remember this all too well – the hurt, the want and desperate NEED to belong. I’ve tried a couple of tactics to cope with this socially rooted problem, but somehow I always end up distancing myself and doing things on my own. It’s a difficult situation that is also very difficult to share. I was always afraid of finding out the reason/s and having to face them. I never asked. My pride gets in the way. So based on observations, I hypothesize, decide that I don’t need them after all, and move on with my life.

So what if I get a stab of pain once in a while? It’s better than lowering my infamous pride.

The problem is, I do care. I thought I mattered to them, at least to the level of civility. Now I see that I got it all wrong. Fine, what the hell. Do what you want, leave me out of it. Since you don’t want me in, I will stay out because unlike you, I respect your decisions and shall be civil about it. You will never know that it affected me in any way because I shall give you a big smile, joke around a bit, and will go on with my own work.

Now that I’ve put it into words, I can now breathe and move on.

 

Another matter on the other hand… shall be for another day. It’s much too fresh for written contemplation. I’m too annoyed and agitated to think clearly about that.

 

Currently listening to: Sweetness - Jimmy Eat World
Currently feeling: heavy just-got-stabbed-in-the-chest feeling
Posted by crazytesuka at 04:08 PM | 3 WHOOOO!
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