the fruitful first few days of my long-awaited sem break

- october 19, 2003. saturday -

went to the derma in the morning. that explains my moderately red face.

then spent the rest of the day and the night in greenbelt. we actually spent 260 pesos for parking (it would've been cheaper if we lost ticket. it would've saved us 60 bucks), since we stayed there from 12 in the afternoon until past 11 in the evening. 'watched 'freaky friday' then ate at the foodcourt in greenbelt 3.

we unexpectedly saw ivan, so we decided to invite him for the movie that night (we were supposed to go out with the
harkadah). he had to leave in the meantime since he needed to go somewhere else with his family.

ivan and cesar arrived at 5 pm. we just updated each other about life. we were really noisy the whole time. 'talked about everything from chismis to lito lapid movie stunts (hehehe).

(this is a really nice pic with a retro effect. 'taken using ivan's ericsson)

then we met up with jenny, james and penny at di marks, where they had dinner. i was teasing jenny and james (hehe). i wasn't able to take a decent pic of them though 'cause the pic always turned out blurry and dark. pat arrived shortly after.

lovers. hehe

we watched underworld, which was a really lame movie. i felt like i threw away 130 bucks. plus 260 pesos, because of the parking fee. it was actually a few action scenes short of a lito lapid pinoy action film. with matrix wanna-be stunts. we had a good time laughing about it afterwards though.

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  my much awaited sem break finally, i can spend a day without worrying about law school.

well, actually i can't, because i keep thinking about my grades every minute. ARGH. there's really no escaping it. i can't even enjoy because the final exams just keep haunting me and i just have this gut feeling that i'm going to flunk in three subjects. which would make me ineligible to enroll for next sem. i don't even feel like i'm part of our class e-groups anymore. i don't feel i deserve to. because i'll get kicked out next sem anyway.

OH WELL. what i wouldn't do just to pass this sem. i promise i'll study everyday, read in advance, recite in class, and get rid of my bad sleeping habits. i'll be a really good girl. i promise not to laugh at anyone anymore. hehe.

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  more on law school tortures, friendster, re-establishing ties, uaap and procrastinating tomorrow's the last day of regular classes. yes, one semester in law school is almost over. only 7 more sems to go. plus internship programs during the summer. plus how many months of review for the bar exam. plus the agony of waiting for the bar exam results. it's a loooong way to go. but i want to savor it, because i know that after i'm over and done with law school (provided that i graduate and that i pass all my subjects), i have to work already and well, grow up.

i don't really know where to start studying. i have stacks of readings from school all over my room. ARGH. studying has never been this hard.

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i admit, i'm already hooked with this friendster thing. what i just hate about it is the fact that it reminds me of irc a lot and all the high school memories and teeny bopper atmosphere with it. i'm not so good with looking back at the past. (sorry if i'm not at all making sense)

nonetheless, it's really nice re-establishing contacts with people. like last week, one of my high school classmates who went to the states who i haven't heard from in 8 years suddenly sent me a message. then, i found out through friendster that one of my friends also like playing badminton as much as neil and me, and so we've arranged to play doubles sometime this month. and through friendster, i also got to contact my high school friend who left for france this year. and it's actually therapeutic to do something brainless and fun (aside from eating) amidst all law school concerns.

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today, i met up with some balikbayan relatives from the u.s. (my aunt and 2 cousins from the states). it was nice seeing them and talking to them again, updating each other about goings on in the family. i haven't seen them since i went there last 1999. i can't actually remember the last time they came here, but i remember the first time they did.

L-R: bryan, racquel, me and jr

16+(?) years later:



L-R: me, bryan and jr

bryan, mama, jr and auntie julie

nanang, bryan, jr and tatang

needless to say, we changed a lot.

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bad news, ateneo lost over f.e.u. today =( i thought we were going to be champions again and we're going to have a big party again at the bell field with the big bonfire and the free food and all the die hard ateneo fans shouting all around. well, i guess we have to wait for next year again for that.

if you may ask, well, maybe i'm also a diehard ateneo fan. i can't have dual allegiance to both ateneo and UP. with regard to the uaap games at least. hehe. and i'm more at home with ateneo. i miss the campus real bad. and the friendly atmosphere. and the people. and the cute guys. (hehe)

okay, i'm disconnecting the net now. i really REALLY need to study for the finals. and for legal history tomorrow. good luck to me. i hope i can make it through the next weeks alive. or at the most sane.

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