we ate at napoli with some blockmates after the exam, all of us feeling drained because of it. i realized i won't be seeing some of them until next sem already. the others i'll probably see on sunday, when we go to tagaytay, or when we watch dvd's at oggs' place probably next week.

well, at least it's all over. i have three weeks to recuperate.

and about the long list of things to do during the sem break i've been planning about since the start of finals week... [ unrealistic or not ]

• finish book 11 of lemony snicket's "a series of unfortunate events"
  
• listen to the coldplay live cd over and over
  
• help patti arrange her 9th birthday party
  
• fix up the piles of readings from the past sem
  
• attend art classes regularly
  
• watch gigs
  
• eat out with the harkadah/other friends i haven't seen in a long time
  
• help out with dan's movie
  
• have another try at surfing in la union
  
• watch movies
  
• sketch regularly
  
• fix up my room
  
• go to the gym regularly, diet, and lose weight
  
• take more pictures
  
• wallclimb, play ultimate disc [ buy soccer shoes first ], play badminton
  
• read other books
  
• go shopping
  
• participate in church activities
  

funny how i always have this illusion that a few days of break would ultimately change my whole life cycle. oh well.

good ol' starbucks

i studied the whole afternoon again yesterday at starbucks. studying there regularly for the past two weeks, i found myself growing attached to the place. it suddenly had a more homey ambiance. and everytime i go there, i see the same faces. it's uncanny how i always see the same people even if i go there at different periods of the day. most of them i only know by face, but the familiarity just gives it a more comfortable feel. occasionally, i also bump into some people that our outside my regular social routine [ i saw joan there last night by chance ]. wala lang. i hope next sem i'll have the same motivation to study there [or anywhere for that matter] regularly and not just to cram for the finals.

gayuma's back!

fyi: gayuma is a restaurant in katipunan that burned down a few months ago. it reopened to a different location, but still near katipunan. neil and i were even lucky enough to get complimentary desserts the past week [ "pavlova" and the famous "better than sex" dessert ]. i love that place. it just brings back a lot of college memories that i still hold on - or cling to - up to now...

i had two recent good buys: arnold arre's book, "after eden" [ which i bought last night after hours of studying in katipunan. i stayed up till 2 am reading it. i just hope i could do the same while reading my notes :P 'finally finished it this afternoon ] and a handmade sketchbook journal i bought from nat, who gave the bookbinding workshop i wanted to attend to last week. wala lang. good thing i have other things to keep me and happy and counterattack the bad exams i've had for the past week..

Labels: law school, sem break