A Li'l Bit Febrile
I just came home from the COA EvSem. Well, what can I say? I couldn't help but rant about how vacation-less I have been so far. After the terrible and traumatic finals week came the ASLA congress and then COA Evsem. Up next is the AMS PlevSem this coming 3rd of November. So in essence, I only have the national holiday on Nov 1 to enjoy since on the second, I'll be back to work and start with the preparation of the biggest planning and evaluation for AMS. Haha. But nonetheless, it was really fun seeing how triumphant the seminars that I have attended. I enjoyed it so much. I really cherish the fun bonding moments, our mafia moments, our sleepy moments when all we could do is make coffee a number of times a day and of course, I had so much learning! But take note, it was only recently that I have thought of drinking coffee. Shet, after how many years.
Anyway, I hope that people are having their vacations very well. Doon nalang ako makikibalita at makikiinggit.
9:26 PM
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
The Perfect Tragedy
After being too overwhelmed with 'The Island,' I thought I am going to have a very good sleep as a consolation to how frustrating my first monday of vacation was. But it's just a thought, quoting Ethel Booba. Haha. Yeah, seriously, I never thought that I am gonna wake up too early because of some incident that I see no point of mentioning here. Anyway, it commenced the day that launched a number of tragic unexpected events.
My tuesday schedule was quite a mess. I actually didn't know what to do for the day. I went home to get some clothes right after we ate at KFC. Then, a few minutes after, left the house and went to ASLA. It was in Balara MWSS. Imagine, It was unwalkable. Gee, I walked the longest snakey road in my entire life with my aching feet. Sheeeeeet.
Anyway, when I arrived there, I saw Pam and JP. We had a small chit-chat about how ASLA is doing until I heard the worst news ever. It was monday night, according to them, that someone broke into Pam's car parked at Cervini that contains an LCD projector and 4 laptops. How unfortunate has it been. Imagine, it happened in only a span of 20 minutes according to the driver who just left for dinner. Also, it was during our small talk about this event when I received a text from Nix that she lost her contact lenses. Only to find out that it was put in Toni's container. But unfortunately, one was recovered while the other was never found.
All in all, it seemed to me that everything is falling into one place. You already know what I mean. Yesterday was an exemplar, indeed, of a series of unfortunate events.
BTW, my grades are already showing up... whew, another one of a kind.
11:31 AM
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Despite putting an end to the hell that semester was, meaning the much-awaited end to each student's suffering finally came, I still find no reason to be happy or at least, to be at ease. Yesterday was a disastrous and stressful day for me.
Anyway, I don't wish to elaborate it any further. To cut it short: I looked forward for an exciting day but it didn't go well as planned. But THE ISLAND somehow pulled it off around 4am this morning. I just realize the movie buff still lives inside me. Thank God I didn't end up miserable on how frustrating yesterday was.
On the other hand, it's ASLA 5 day one yesterday! I regret not staying over the entire week. =(
11:44 AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Ostensible Finale
Soren Kierkegaard, a great philosopher, said - "Life must be understood backwards; but... it must be lived forward." I believe him but I can't really grasp the ideas that soar in my daily adventures. Everything appears to be true but not necessarily so. Ostensible, as I would best put it.
Let me try looking backward.
I never lived life alone nor did I enjoy it at full length. There are a lot of, of course, challenges I meet along with my friends, my family, and even with strangers or people that I don't know. These challenges sometimes makes me happy and sad, even wreck the tiniest nerve in me. The thing is, no matter how real it seem, it never ceases as if I never learned anything from it. The same problem occurs, the same state I end with. It is as if my life could be understood backwards but never lived forward. And that is just really sad.
On one hand, I can attest that there were really changes, minor ones like an improvement at least. But it's getting deeper. If I were to describe it perfectly, it's like a wound that started with a simple cut and became infected in the deepest layer of the skin. In other words, it's getting no better but a lot worse that one can ever imagine. Life must be it, getting deeper and narrower.
Again, it appears to be true but not necessarily so. I thought I am gonna feel a sense of hope and freedom after the helliest finals week I have had. I waited long enough for this, as I breathe the air of melancholia and excitement. But nah, it was an ostensible liberating finale.
I'm making no sense once again. Don't worry, my dear avid reader, for I will start filling this up this time. Thank God for the first semester that was.
10:44 PM
Saturday, October 21, 2006
