Goodbye Transportation Planning

This calls for a celebration. I am done with Transportation Planning forever and ever amen!!! Yaaaay!!! And another good news is, the paper wasn't as scary as I had expected, and I think I would do ok. :)

But I still have one more paper to go, Environmental Management Systems. I like this module, but I have a very petty problem with my lecturer. It's not at all his fault that he reminds me of someone whom he also shares his last name with. The first time I attended his lecture, my eyes became as wide as saucers because he and this person have the same mannerisms. And I do not need any more reminders of this person.

Anyway, I shall not mention his name lest this post will pop out at Google, like what probably happened with this certain Belgian lecturer I blogged about before. It was back in Year 1 and I had a crush on him but I loathed the way he taught us, because really he cannot teach...and it's really embarrassing because I think he managed to read whatever I wrote and every time I bump into him at the hallways in Engin he would have this secret smirk (or is it always just my imagination?) - also because I successfully managed to grab the lowest mark possible for his module without really trying. I was horrified to know that he actually knows me, knows where I come from...because I thought I was a nondescript individual out of a sea of 300 faces in class.

In other news...I was curious about what happened to me this very day in the past. This is what I found out:

Tuesday, November 30, 2004

my first semester as an official NUS undergrad...

i was demoralized and disheartened,

dared until demented,

tortured beyond tolerance...

i had been to the edge and back

and still in one piece...

~aLL gLoRy AnD HonOr And PrAisE To My GoD aLonE

wHo SusTAiNed Me and NevEr LeFt me No MatTer What.~

WoooooHoooooo!!!! the sem is finally over!!!!

Well, my sem's not over yet. And even when I'm done with my last paper for this sem, I still have my final year project waiting for me. I will have to do a multitude of tests and analyses and the whole shebang, and start writing my report too especially for the coming interim presentation this January.

Gulp.

But it's amazing when I think about it. Wow, congratulations to myself, I have come a long way. It wasn't easy, which I think is glaringly obvious from the post I dug up and displayed above. But God's always been with me through the ups and downs, and I take heart in His promise that He will never leave me nor forsake me whatever happens. FYP, kaya to!!!

Batanes

I cannot NOT watch this movie!!! Wow, great cinematography. I never knew Batanes is such a beautiful place. Plus, of course, I'm a sucker for love stories. Inter-cultural, inter-racial, inter-whatever love story somemore haha. =p

Hey Maybeline I think you will like this movie too. Hee=)



Can anybody please scold me, like why I am watching youtube videos and blogging instead of studying or doing my assignment for transportation planning?

Anyway, I think this would be the last of it until the end of my exams. Furreal.

If I don't chao mug now, then later exam sure can die, one!

Happy mugging uni people:)

PS I saw a poster in PGP with what looks like a gigantic A+ on it. But the plus sign is actually a cross with Jesus on it, and the caption read Study with Him and see the difference.

Yeah, I shall do that.=) God bless you people.

PPS John, mahal kita. =)

PPS Sobra.

Uncle Bus Driver

I was able to hop on the last bus back to my place tonight. When it was nearing the last one or two bus stops from the terminal, a group of guys on the sidewalk wearing sports clothes suddenly went scrambling to the nearest bus stop as they caught sight of the approaching bus. They were frantically flailing their right hands to signal they want to board the bus. Upon seeing this (or not), the driver ironically started to accelerate and finally just sped past the poor fellows. I thought it was rude, especially since they were already AT the bus stop when the driver ignored them, so now they would have to walk all the way to the terminal. Maybe the driver thought it wasn't such a long distance anyway. Maybe the driver thought, "WHO CARES?".

Anyway, I was really tempted to tell the driver off and ask him a rhetorical question of why he didn't take those guys on board. But instead, as I was alighting the bus through the door opposite the driver's seat, I gave him a polite "Thank You". He responded with a wave of his left hand. Maybe if he realizes his work is appreciated he would go the extra mile. Or even just the extra bus stop.

Teenage Affluenza

I want to do something. I'm going to figure out how.

Yess.

Salamat Wayne!!!

:):):)

hmm so many things to blog about, so little time. exams are just around the corner!

the spice girls are back!

rivermaya has a new vocalist! (but i loved rivermaya because of rico, and now he's gone)

MeNeedsToStudy.

Dear God I know I've been complaining a lot lately, you know that's just how I am. But thank you for everything. Really.

Go away.

There are days when I feel like I'm talking to a wall.
There are days when Murphy's Law is just so true.

Life Goal

I want to visit all of the seven natural wonders of the world. I've already been to one and it's not possible to adequately describe how much I love the Grand Canyon experience. It made me realize that there is so much more to see in this planet, so much more to experience beyond this mundane and routine-like existence. I want to break free, to see the world in all its grandeur and glory that most people have forgotten the earth possesses.

Northern Lights


Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA


Paricutin Volcano in Mexico


Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe


Mt Everest in Nepal


Great Barrier Reef in Australia

God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.
- Genesis 1:31

...

It pains me too.

And I wish I could take it away.

But I can't.

And I feel helpless.

But I want you to know that I am here.

It is always darkest before the dawn.

Tony Blair is coming to town

I opened my NUS mail and woah!



So happy I managed to secure a place at the event. Last time when US President Bush came, it was a hush-hush sort of thing and they only broadcasted it to the elite few students belonging to the University Scholars Programme (if I remember correctly), and kept everyone else in the dark (which includes yours truly).

It would be this Friday, and Fridays are supposedly my whole day FYP lab sessions. But that won't be the case for this week anyway since I will be going to NeWater plant to collect wastewater for my dearly beloved final year project. Collecting wastewater is usually on Thursdays but tomorrow is Deepavali, which is a public holiday.

So. When I'm done collecting wastewater I'd need to rush back to my place to dress for the event, and I'd have to figure something out on what to do with all those lab tests that would have to be postponed. Tony Blair what! It's not everyday you get to meet important people you think you'd only see on TV and read about in the news.

Yeba!

Vanity

Well, I just got a new webcam and I couldn't stop myself! Haha=p And I am supposed to be doing my dearly beloved Transportation Planning project by the way. Which I really am going to do after this.

TAGLISH COXFORD DICTIONARY

I got this from Aldwin's blog. It made me smile. I miss hearing these words in everyday conversations. They're Tagalog slang by the way and they're probably not in the dictionary. =p

A FOREIGNER'S GUIDE TO PINOY CONVERSATION


1. Achuchuchu (A-chu-chu-chu) . This refers to the pointless insincerities being said during long, involved conversations about nothing at all.

2. Ano (A-noh). The all-around, all-purpose word for everything.
(1) Pronoun in interrogation: Ano? (What)
(2) Noun: Where is your ano? (Where is your father/mother/ dead-uncle' s-second- cousin)
(3) Verb: Anuhin this. (Paint/kill/ maim/castrate this.)
(4) Adjective: This is so ano. (This is so pretty/big/astoundi ng.)
(5) Interjection: Ano! (What the hell!)


3. Checheboreche (Che-che-boh- re-che). Same as achuchuchu. It is interesting to ponder on the reason why there are so many words in the Filipino language that beautifully describe meaningless chatter.

4. Epal (Eh-pal). An individual who believes he is God.

5. Gigil (gee-gil). An uncontrollable desire to bite something.

6. Hipon (Hee-pon). Literally "shrimp," whose body is eaten while its head is thrown away, this refers to a person whose body is to die for and whose face looks like it belongs to the dead.

7. Kikay (kee-kay). Refers to individuals who carry a brush, hand wash, moisturizer, lip-gloss and various other facial enhancements in a case (aptly called a kikay kit) inside her bag. Recent inspections of various backpacks have led to the conclusion it is not a purely female trait. This breed cannot resist checking themselves out on mirrors, glass windows, bread knives, sidewalk puddles and plastic-covered notebooks.

8. Kaek-ekan (Ka-ek-e-kahn) . Same as achuchuchu and chechebureche.

9. Kilig (keel-leg). A rush of excitement due to the actions, presence or even mention of he whom you see as the future father of your children.

10. Indyanero (In-jan-neh- ro). An individual who fails to appear at an appointment without prior warning. Not to be confused with individuals who appear according to Filipino time (approximately 10 minutes before the meeting ends).

11. Japorms (Jah-porms). Describes an individual dressed differently from the usual (typically involves clothes that have been laundered and pant legs of roughly the same length).

12. Lagot (Lah-got) A prophesy of evil things to come.

13.. Para (Pah-rah). A term that informs the driver of a jeep to stop and pause (usually in the middle of the road) as the individual speaking intends to leave the vehicle. Dangerous for individuals as drivers seem to believe having one foot in the air is all that is necessary for descent.

14. Takusa (Ta-kuh-sa). Derived from takot sa asawa (afraid of wife), this is a term used to describe the silent (very silent) minority of males married to feminine reincarnations of Hitler.

15. Torpe (tore-peh). A gentleman who is desperately attracted to a female yet by some strange compulsion is reduced to a frozen mound of stuttering male whenever that female is near.

Armed with this list and a smile, you will be sure to make the proper impression not just on your new relations, but on your loved one as well.

***

Now let's practice:

"When I finally got the nerve to date you, I almost became indyanero, because I didn't think I had the right japorms. When you're around, I'm kilig, when you're not, I get gigil. You may think all this is achuchuchu, kaek-ekan, or just plain checheboreche, but in truth, my darling, I'm so ano with you."

Transportation Planning

My teacher has a sense of humor.

Click to enlarge.


This module, Transportation Planning, is *$#%$#&*^$$%. Go figure. I spent 3000 bid points for this at the beginning of the sem (yes, we are pre-allocated bid points and we spend them accordingly to get our subjects). To put that into perspective, I had to bid only 1 puny point for my other modules. Well, regrets in life do come later right.

Last lecture, I had to excuse myself from class to go out and cry, and went back only when the lecture was already done.

Anyhoo, Nov 30 would be Independence Day for this module. And I will never take Transportation Planning modules ever again.

Can't Wait

December 12, 2007.

12:30 am.

Me.

MK.

Together again.

:)

Rim to rim and this sem

I just read Maybeline's blog, and I couldn't agree more.

rather than complain about what i have not yet accomplished, it would be better for me to count how many blessings God has bestowed upon me than to live in stressful misery!

Anyway, that's what mama told me over the phone too. She reminded me that I just need to hold on for a little bit more. I'm reaching the end soon, I should not give up. What I worked so hard for all these years would be in vain if I surrender now.

Paano na lang yung apat na taon na ginugol mo diyan anak? Konting tiis na lang.

I've extracted something from my memory bank that proved to be encouraging at the moment. It's when I did the rim to rim hike with MK, Daphne Duck, Ho Chee, Pearly, Shu Sing, Fabian, and Eric. There were moments during the hike that were very physically challenging, especially climbing the last three miles up. My goodness.



This is yet another peak we had to climb.

It looks daunting, especially when you're carrying a backpack that's bigger than you and you're exhausted beyond words. To push myself forward, I'd look back and savor this view:


This is how far we've already walked. It's as far as the eyes can see.

Of course, having someone to walk beside you and face the challenges every step of the way helped a lot.


No Justin, we're bringing sexy back. haha.

Finally, we reached our goal. It's one of my proudest moments. And I'm glad to share it with the people I was with.


We did it!!!

***

I'll be having my first exam at the end of this month. I am so relieved and happy that this sem would be over soon.

And after that would be...bliss. =)

PS

Pictures courtesy of Daphne Duck's blog.

I blog a lot because I don't have any other form of "life" apart from this. And this is how I connect with people. Hah. But it won't be loooong now until I could again interact with the rest of the human race in the real world.